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guildsman

[ gildz-muhn ]
/ ˈgɪldz mən /
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noun, plural guilds·men.
a member of a guild.
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Origin of guildsman

First recorded in 1870–75; guild + 's1 + man

Words nearby guildsman

guilder, Guildford, guildhall, guilds, guildship, guildsman, guild socialism, guildswoman, guile, guileful, guileless
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How to use guildsman in a sentence

  • The crafty guildsman had avoided the Giant's traps and there found the two geese squatting upon their bed of minerals.

    Rastignac the Devil|Philip Jos Farmer

  • A guildsman could not sell wool retail to strangers nor go into partnership with a man outside the guild.

    Our Legal Heritage, 5th Ed.|S. A. Reilly

  • It showed a man of serious bearing, and brought to mind the princely guildsman of the Middle Ages.

    The Goose Man|Jacob Wassermann

  • Gunnery was a closed corporation, and the gunner himself a guildsman.

    Artillery Through the Ages|Albert Manucy

British Dictionary definitions for guildsman

guildsman

gildsman

/ (ˈɡɪldzmən) /
noun plural -men
a man who is a member of a guild
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