gilder

Meanings

Plural: gilders

Noun

someone whose occupation is to apply an overlay of gold or gilt
One who gilds; especially one whose occupation is to overlay things with gold.
Alternative spelling of guilder.

Origin / Etymology

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.

Scrabble Score: 8

gilder is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
gilder is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
gilder is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

gilder is a valid Words With Friends word