guilder

American  

[gil-der] / ˈgɪl dər /

Or gilder

noun

1. a silver or nickel coin and monetary unit of the Netherlands until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 cents; florin. Gld., f., fl.

2. a former gold coin of the Netherlands; florin.

3. the monetary unit of the Netherlands Antilles and Suriname, equal to 100 cents.

4. the Austrian florin.

5. any of various gold coins formerly issued by German states.

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guilder British  

/ ˈɡɪldə /

noun

1. Also called: florin.  the former standard monetary unit of the Netherlands, divided into 100 cents; replaced by the euro in 2002

2. the standard monetary unit of the Netherlands Antilles and Surinam, divided into 100 cents

3. any of various former gold or silver coins of Germany, Austria, or the Netherlands

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Etymology

Origin of guilder

1425–75; late Middle English gilder, guldren, with intrusive r < Middle Dutch gulden gulden

Example Sentences

Todd Van Guilder knew he was in trouble the second he flew off his bike during a ride along the Cuyuna Lakes Mountain Bike Trails in central Minnesota.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 29, 2021

“My buddy who had been riding in front of me came back and asked, ‘Are you okay?’” recalled Van Guilder, a regular mountain biker who lives in Eagan, Minn., near the Twin Cities.

From Washington Post • Sep. 29, 2021

After 13 seasons and 1,095 games in the minors, switch-hitting utilityman Guilder Rodriguez made his major league debut when he started at second base and batted ninth for the Rangers.

From Washington Times • Sep. 10, 2014

Despite being battered to pieces by the novel’s principal hero, Dennis Guilder, it’s implied through a newspaper article that the indestructible car has rebuilt itself and continued its reign of terror.

From Time • Sep. 26, 2013

The one between Florin and Guilder was barely a third that size.

From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman