gillie

or gil·ly

[ gil-ee ]

/ ˈgɪl i /

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noun

Scot.

a hunting or fishing guide.
a male attendant or personal servant to a Highland chieftain.

ghillie.

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Origin of gillie

First recorded in 1590–1600, gillie is from the Scots Gaelic word gille lad, servant

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How to use gillie in a sentence

Not in the case of Isabel Gillies as she recounts in her new memoir, 'A Year and Six Seconds.'
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Gillies is a born-memoirist, both candid and hilarious, and her heartbreak and struggle for love is our gain.
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“I just want to do what I love and if fame comes along with that so be it,” Gillies said.
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A hit show and a gorgeous voice—you can admire Elizabeth Gillies, but try not to be, you know, jealous.
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The prolonged and doubtful struggle naturally wearied out the patience of the non-combatants behind Gillies Hill.
King Robert the Bruce|A. F. Murison
The non-combatants retired behind the hill in the rear, afterwards named from them the Gillies' (that is, Servants') Hill.
King Robert the Bruce|A. F. Murison
The ballast-tanks were found to be leaking and Gillies had considerable trouble in making them watertight.
The Home of the Blizzard|Douglas Mawson
When I was leevin' as an under gairdener wi' a laird i' Argyleshire I was aye aboot the kennels wi' the gillies.
Greyfriars Bobby|Eleanor Atkinson
Gillies brought him in an account for many other repairs on the pavement of the kitchen.
Life and Correspondence of David Hume, Volume II (of 2)|John Hill Burton

British Dictionary definitions for gillie

gillie

ghillie or gilly

/ (ˈɡɪlɪ) /

noun plural -lies Scot

an attendant or guide for hunting or fishing

(formerly) a Highland chieftain's male attendant or personal servant

Word Origin for gillie

C17: from Scottish Gaelic gille boy, servant

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