Gillie definition
(scots) A professional fishing and hunting guide.
noun
A low-cut sports shoe with fringed laces.
noun
In the Scottish Highlands.
- (archaic) A male servant.
- A sportsman's attendant or guide.
noun
To be a gillie (a hunting or fishing guide) for (someone).
verb
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Noun
Singular:
gillie
Plural:
gilliesOrigin of gillie
- Scottish Gaelic gille boy, servant from Old Irish gilla from gildae
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- Scottish Gaelic gille, helper and Irish Gaelic giolla 'boy'
From Wiktionary
- gill + -ie
From Wiktionary