One who glides. / Any heavier-than-air aircraft optimised for unpowered flight; a sailplane. / A pilot of glider aircraft. / Any animal with the ability to glide, such as the gliding possum.

plural of glider

Petaurus breviceps, an omnivorous gliding arboreal marsupial, endemic to mainland Australia and New Guinea, and introduced to Tasmania in 1835.

plural of sugar glider

An unpowered aircraft resembling a large kite from which a rider is suspended in a harness. / The rider of such a craft.

a gliding aircraft with a delta wing

plural of delta glider

plural of glider gun

A sailplane (glider) equipped with an auxiliary motor.

plural of motor glider