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gilder.

One who gilds; especially one whose occupation is to overlay things with gold.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɡɪldə/Received-Pronunciation/ˈɡɪldɚ/General-American
  1. One who gilds; especially one whose occupation is to overlay things with gold.

Where this word comes from

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.

noun/ˈɡɪldə/Received-Pronunciation/ˈɡɪldɚ/General-American
  1. Alternative spelling of guilder.

    alt-of · alternative · archaic · rare
Where this word comes from

From Middle English gilder (“any of various coins (originally gold), especially in use in Flanders, Germany and Holland”) [and other forms], from Middle Dutch gulden, Middle Low German gulden (“guilder”), influenced by Middle English gilden (“made of gold; covered or decorated with gold; of a gold colour; wealthy; glorious; precious; blessed, happy; relating to the middle way or mean”).

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