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gild⋅er

1  [gil-der]
–noun
a person or thing that gilds.
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Origin:
1275–1325; ME. See gild 1 , -er 1
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gil⋅der

2  [gil-der]
–noun
guilder.

guil⋅der

  [gil-der]
–noun
1. a silver or nickel coin and monetary unit of the Netherlands, equal to 100 cents; florin. Abbreviation: Gld.,f.,fl.
2. a former gold coin of the Netherlands; florin.
3. the monetary unit of the Netherlands Antilles and Suriname, equal to 100 cents.
4. the Austrian florin.
5. any of various gold coins formerly issued by German states.
Also, gilder.
Also called gulden.

Origin:
1425–75; late ME gilder, guldren, with intrusive r < MD gulden gulden
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gild 1   (gĭld)   
tr.v.   gild·ed or gilt (gĭlt), gild·ing, gilds

  1. To cover with or as if with a thin layer of gold.

  2. To give an often deceptively attractive or improved appearance to.

  3. Archaic To smear with blood.


[Middle English gilden, from Old English gyldan; see ghel-2 in Indo-European roots.]
gild'er n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

guilder 
Du. coin, c.1481, from Du. gulden, lit. "golden."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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