Definition
A person who writes explanatory notes or comments on a text, or someone who applies a shiny finish to a surface.
Etymology
From 'gloss' (a brief explanation or shiny coating) + '-er' (agent suffix). The word 'gloss' comes from Old Norse 'glossa' meaning explanation, evolving to mean both annotation and shine.
Kelly Says
Medieval monks were the original glossers—they'd cover manuscripts with tiny handwritten explanations in the margins, creating palimpsests of learning that helped preserve knowledge through the Dark Ages.
Translations
ARالعربية
مصوّر الكلمات (Musawwir al-kalimat)
mu-saw-wir al-ka-li-mat
CSČeština
glosser
glos-er
DEDeutsch
Glossarer
glos-sar-er
ELΕλληνικά
glosser
glos-er
ESEspañol
glossador
glos-sa-dor
FISuomi
glosseri
glos-se-ri
FRFrançais
glossaireur
glos-sair-or
IDBahasa Indonesia
pembuat kamus
pembuat ka-mus
ITItaliano
glossatore
glos-sa-tore
JA日本語
グロスラー (Gurosura)
guro-su-ra
KO한국어
글로서 (Geulleoseo)
geul-lo-seo
MSBahasa Melayu
glosser
glos-er
NLNederlands
glosser
glos-er
PTPortuguês
glossador
glos-sa-dor
RUРусский
глассуар
glahssuar
SVSvenska
glossare
glos-sa-re
SWKiswahili
glosser
glos-er
THไทย
ผู้เรียบเรียงพจนานุกรม (Phu reuea-rieng phjanananukrom)
phuu reu-ea-rieng phjan-a-na-nu-krom
UKУкраїнська
glosser
glos-er
VITiếng Việt
người biên soạn từ điển
ngoi bien soan tu dien
ZH中文
词典编辑者 (cídiǎn biānjí zhě)
chi-dee-an bee-an-jee zhe