glassworker

[ glas-wur-ker, glahs- ]

noun

1. a person who makes or does glasswork.

Word History and Origins

Origin of glassworker¹

First recorded in 1835–45; glass + worker

Example Sentences

It’s just as likely that the doge intended to isolate the glassworkers and their workshops to keep competitors away and protect the Venetian monopoly.

From Seattle Times

Mr. Tiffany eventually handed the company to some longtime colleagues, two generations of glassworkers in the Nash family.

From New York Times

She found it therapeutic dealing with her emotions through what fellow glassworker Sean Welch calls the “controlled calmness” of the process.

From Seattle Times

The three glassworkers would happily open their wallets.

From Washington Times

"The Techniques of Renaissance Venetian Glassworking" — which contains videos, photographs and text — details how Gudenrath surmises glassworkers produced works of art with little more than wood-fired furnaces and metal blow pipes and tongs.

From US News