English Explanatory Dictionary

gilder

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. One who gilds; especially one whose occupation is to overlay things with gold.
noun
  1. Alternative spelling of guilder.
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

/ˈɡɪldə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-I learned some phrases-gilder.wav /ˈɡɪldɚ/ En-us-Gilder.ogg

Word forms

gilder gilders guilder

Etymology

From Middle English gilder (“gilder; goldsmith”) [and other forms], from gilden (“to cover with gilding, gild; to decorate with gold”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- (“green, yellow”)) + -er, -ere (suffix forming agent nouns, especially the names of persons engaged in professions or trades); analysable as gild + -er.

Derived words

book-edge gilder
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