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glazier

glazier

1 8.7
A person who cuts and installs glass for windows and doors
  • noun
  • /ˈɡleɪʒər/
translation icon : vidriero
  • He lived with his uncle Mendel, who was a poor glazier and couldn't even manage to feed and clothe his own children.
  • glazier's putty
  • glazier's stained-glass window

I happen to know he is now a glazier in North London.

Examples

  • I happen to know he is now a glazier in North London.

    The Graham Norton Show

  • "I should have installed bars," she told the glazier as he got out his tools.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • I worry how long it'll take to get a glazier to the house.

    Fiction book (2002)

  • "Jobs were hard to come by, but I saw an ad for a glazier trainee," he said.

    Blog text (3)

  • Judy had called a glazier, and while we straightened up her bedroom, he replaced the broken panes.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • The glazier will come, do his job, receive six francs, congratulate himself, and bless in his heart the careless child.

    Blog text (22)

  • Menaseh lives with his uncle, "a poor glazier," and is to be apprenticed to a bookbinder.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • The glazier carefully measured the window frame before cutting the glass.

  • After the storm, they called a glazier to replace the shattered window.

  • Judy hired a glazier to install new glass doors in her home.

Synonyms

glazer
vsglazier
  • US
2 8.2

A person who fits and cuts flat glass for windows and doors

is the same trade but named with a different common form
glasser
vsglazier
7.0

A person who fits and installs glass in windows and doors

emphasizes cutting and precise fitting as part of the job
glassworker
vsglazier
4.6

A person who cuts and fits flat glass for windows and doors

focuses more on fitting and installing than on shaping
glassman
vsglazier
5.6

A person who makes or fixes glass for windows and mirrors

is limited to cutting fitting and installing for windows and doors

How Skilled

glazier
1 8.7
glassman
5.6

Surface Forms

glazier singular
glaziers plural

Morphology

glazier = glass (semi-transparent) = glass + ier

The word clearly denotes a person who works with glass, but the form involves an irregular s→z change and the non-productive agentive suffix '-ier', which may not be immediately analyzable by learners.

Etymology

Glazier comes from the old word for glass and the ending -er, which means 'a person who does something'. So a glazier is literally 'a person who works with glass', which is why they cut, fit, and install window glass.