gilder

Meaning

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

Synonyms

Translations

Vergolder

florin

gulden

florin des Antilles néerlandaises

Niederländischer Gulden

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɡɪldə/
Etymology

In summary

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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