glover

CEFRC2

/ˈɡlʌvə/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A person who makes or sells gloves.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A person who performs gloving or dances with LED lights on their fingertips.

Examples

  • The skilled glover made leather gloves by hand.

  • Glover was a common occupational name.

At a glance

Sits at C2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1
Synonyms
1

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meaning

  1. someone connected with Yeovil Town Football Club, as a fan, player, coach etc.

More examples

In context

  • The glover made beautiful leather gloves.

  • My guide tells me of Yeovil's 'considerable glove trade', which is why the giant-killing footie club, Yeovil Town FC, is known as 'The Glovers'.

Synonyms

Quick test

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The skilled blank crafted a pair of warm leather gloves for the winter.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English glovere; equivalent to glove + -er.