"glosser" meaning in English

See glosser in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: glossers [plural]
Etymology: From gloss + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|gloss|er|id2=agent noun}} gloss + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} glosser (plural glossers)
  1. A writer of glosses; a scholiast; a commentator.
    Sense id: en-glosser-en-noun-mwLrVPD6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun), Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 86 14 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 81 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 91 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 93 7
  2. A polisher; one who gives a luster.
    Sense id: en-glosser-en-noun-zmgO4Cf1

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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