# gillie

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɡɪli/ · frequency rank #84,300

## Definitions
1. A male attendant of a Scottish Highland chief.
2. A fishing and hunting guide; a man or boy who attends to a person who is fishing or hunting, especially in Scotland.

## Etymology
From Scottish Gaelic gille (“helper”), from Middle Irish gilla (“youth, young man; boy, male child; messenger, page, servant”), possibly borrowed from Old Norse gildr (“brawny, stout; of full worth”). Compare Irish giolla (“boy”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/gillie