Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

glover

/ˈɡlʌvɚ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.33 in modern English

Syllables: glover
IPA: /ˈɡlʌvɚ/

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who makes or sells gloves.

noun

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

noun

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

name

An occupational surname for a person who was a glover

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Example Sentences

"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'."

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: glovere
Suffix: glove

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈɡlʌvɚ/
British English: /ˈɡlʌvə/

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in People.

Inflected Forms

glovers (plural)

Derived Forms

glovemaker Glover gloveress

Phrases

glover's suture Glover Island

Frequently Paired Words

gloveress

Synonyms

glovemaker

Rhymes With

cover discover recover lover undercover uncover hover rediscover plover gover shover bruvver

Questions

How do you pronounce glover?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡlʌvɚ/.
What does glover mean?: A person who makes or sells gloves.
Where does glover come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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