glassblower
glassblower — noun
- glassblowersingular
- glassblowersplural
1. a person whose job is to make objects such as bottles, cups, or ornaments by hea
a person whose job is to make objects such as bottles, cups, or ornaments by heating glass until it is very soft and then blowing air through a tube into the glass to expand and shape it
The glassblower dipped a long metal tube into the furnace to collect melted glass.
collect + melted glass from furnace
Every afternoon, tourists watched the glassblower shape glowing glass into a swan.
shape + [lump of glass] into [object]
Sakura trained for three years before she could call herself a skilled glassblower.
Smoke filled the workshop as the glassblower reheated a piece that cooled too fast.
- glassmaker
broader term that can refer to anyone involved in producing glass items, not limited to those who blow glass
- glass artist
emphasises the creative or artistic aspect of the work rather than the specific blowing technique
- lampworker
uses a small flame torch to shape glass, typically for jewellery or laboratory equipment, not a furnace
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Distinguish from lampworker, who uses a torch instead of a furnace and works on a smaller scale.