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glover

noun — 3 senses

glover

nounalso spelled Glover

UK /ˈɡlʌvə/ · US /ˈɡlʌvɚ/

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

1

A person who makes or sells gloves.

2

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

Synonyms
glovemaker
Derived terms
Glover, gloveress, glover's suture

Glover

noun
1

Ball games, Games, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Soccer, Sports someone connected with Yeovil Town Football Club, as a fan, player, coach etc.

  • 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'.2023 June 28, Stephen Roberts, “Bradshaw's Britain: Alton to Exeter”, in RAIL, number 986, page 60:

Entry derived from the Wiktionary, under licence CC BY-SA 4.0 — authors: page histories for glover and Glover.