noun
glider
GLEYE-duh
noun
1
An aircraft designed to fly without an engine, using air currents to stay aloft.
"He took lessons in a glider at the local airfield."
"The glider was towed into the air before being released."
2
A person or animal capable of gliding, or a swinging porch chair that moves smoothly back and forth.
"Sugar gliders are small marsupials that can glide between trees."
How to Use Glider
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishAn engine-less aircraft, or, more broadly, anything (animal, chair) that glides.
Common pairings
fly a glider
sugar glider
porch glider
Word Forms
gliders plural
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Etymology
From glide plus the agent suffix -er.