gliderPronunciation: /ˈglʌɪdə/Translate glider | into French | into German | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of glider noun 1a light aircraft that is designed to fly without using an engine. 2a person or thing that glides: the flying lemur is an efficient glider as well as climber another term for flying phalanger. 3US a long swinging seat suspended from a frame in a porch. glider in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of glider in the US English dictionary