Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gilder

/ˈɡɪldɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.19 in modern English

Syllables
gild-er
IPA
/ˈɡɪldɚ/
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

noun

Alternative spelling of guilder.

Archaic

name

A surname.

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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.

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Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈɡɪldɚ/
  • British English: /ˈɡɪldə/

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Questions

How do you pronounce gilder?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡɪldɚ/.
What does gilder mean?
One who gilds; especially one whose occupation is to overlay things with gold.
Where does gilder come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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