Gladder definition

From gladder (“one who makes glad”), or perhaps from Middle English *gladderen, from Old English *gladrian (“to make glad”), equivalent to glad +‎ -er (“fequentative suffix”).

From Middle English gladere, from Old English glædra (adj), glador (adv), comparative of glæd (“glad, shining, bright”). More at glad.

From Middle English glader, from Old English *gladere (“gladder”), from gladian (“to make glad”), equivalent to glad +‎ -er.