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gilder

gild·er

gilder · gilders

Vergolder, Vergolderin

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

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UK/ˈɡɪldə/US/ˈɡɪldɚ/

Meaning

1 senses

One who gilds; especially one whose occupation is to overlay things with gold.
Vergolder, Vergolderin
someone whose occupation is to apply an overlay of gold or gilt

Translations

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one who gilds:

Origin

From Middle English gilder (“gilder; goldsmith”) [and other forms], from gilden (“to cover

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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