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Gillie vs Millie - What's the difference?

gillie | millie |

As nouns the difference between gillie and millie

is that gillie is (originally) male attendant on a scottish highland chief or gillie can be (scotland) a gill of an alcoholic drink while millie is (northern ireland, 19th century, pejorative or affectionate) a mill-worker, usually a young, industrybbc newsline broadcast 27th of may 2010.

As a verb gillie

is to be a gillie (a hunting or fishing guide ) for (someone).

gillie

English

Alternative forms

* ghillie * gilly

Etymology 1

(wikipedia gillie) Scottish Gaelic gille , helper and Irish Gaelic giolla 'boy'

Noun

(en noun)
  • (originally) male attendant on a Scottish Highland chief
  • (Scottish and Irish) fishing and hunting guide
  • ''The gillie still wore in kilt in his laird's clan tartan
  • (Ireland, British) A man or boy who attends to a person who is hunting or fishing in Scotland.
  • Derived terms
    * gillie-casflue * gillie suit * gillie-wetfoot

    Verb

  • To be a gillie (a hunting or fishing guide ) for (someone).
  • Etymology 2

    gill' + ' -ie

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (Scotland) A gill of an alcoholic drink.
  • English heteronyms

    millie

    English

    Alternative forms

    * Milly

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • A diminutive of the female given names Mildred, Millicent, Emily, Amelia and Camilla, also used as a formal given name.