French word

verrier

Pronunciation

IPA/vɛʁje/

Meaning

  • masculine nounglassmaker

Example

Le verrier travaille le verre dans son atelier.

The glassmaker works with glass in his workshop.

Illustration for verrier (glassmaker)

More examples

Un verrier a soufflé une bouteille pour la boutique.

A glassworker blew a bottle for the shop.

Core concept

A workshop artisan gathers molten glass and shapes it with a blowpipe or mold into a useful vessel or decorative object.

Common phrases

  • artisan verrier

    glassworker

  • atelier d'un verrier

    glassworker's workshop

Similar words

vitrier: A skilled worker who installs, replaces, and repairs glass in windows and buildings.

Definition in French

Personne qui façonne le verre en atelier, en soufflant ou en moulant, pour produire des pièces utilitaires ou décoratives.

Word origin

Verrier combines verre, ultimately from Latin vitrum through the historical development of French, with the occupational suffix -ier.

Usage tips

  • Verrier means a glassmaker, whereas vitrier usually refers to a glazier who fits or repairs window glass.

Other meanings

  • glassblowernoun

Related words

  • verrerieglasswarenoun
  • verrièreglass partitionnoun

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