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guildsman

American  
[gildz-muhn] / ˈgɪldz mən /

noun

plural

guildsmen
  1. a member of a guild.


guildsman British  
/ ˈɡɪldzmən /

noun

  1. a man who is a member of a guild

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Etymology

Origin of guildsman

First recorded in 1870–75; guild + 's 1 + man

Example Sentences

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They had the right to share in any bargain made in the presence of a guildsman, whetheer the transaction took placein Leicester or in a distant market.

From Our Legal Heritage by Reilly, S. A.

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

From Artillery Through the Ages A Short Illustrated History of Cannon, Emphasizing Types Used in America by Manucy, Albert

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

From The Goose Man by Porterfield, Allen Wilson

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

From Rastignac the Devil by Farmer, Philip José

The guildsman, like the earlier democrat therefore, looks about him for an environment in which this ideal of self-government can be realized.

From Public Opinion by Lippmann, Walter