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Guild

/ɡɪld/

A group or association mainly of tradespeople made up of merchants, craftspeople, or artisans for mutual aid, particularly in the Middle Ages.

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📖 Definitions of "Guild"

noun

1
A group or association mainly of tradespeople made up of merchants, craftspeople, or artisans for mutual aid, particularly in the Middle Ages.
2
A corporation.
3
A group of diverse species that share common characteristics or habits.
4
An organized group of players who regularly play together in a multiplayer game.

🔄 Synonyms of "Guild"

5 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
ordernoun	(countable) A command.
societynoun	(countable) A long-standing group of people sharing cultural aspects such as language, dress, norms of behavior and artistic forms.
clubnoun	(countable) A heavy object, often a kind of stick, intended for use as a bludgeoning weapon or a plaything.
gildnoun	(transitive) To cover with a thin layer of gold; to cover with gold leaf.
lodgenoun	A building for recreational use such as a hunting lodge or a summer cabin.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Guild"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
clubnoun	(countable) A heavy object, often a kind of stick, intended for use as a bludgeoning weapon or a plaything.
societynoun	(countable) A long-standing group of people sharing cultural aspects such as language, dress, norms of behavior and artistic forms.
ordernoun	(countable) A command.
lodgenoun	A building for recreational use such as a hunting lodge or a summer cabin.
gildnoun	Archaic spelling of guild. [A group or association mainly of tradespeople made up of merchants, craftspeople, or artisans, particularly in the Middle Ages, established to oversee and protect their specific commercial interests and to provide mutual aid.]
corporationnoun	A body corporate, created by law or under authority of law, having a continuous existence independent of the existences of its members, and powers and liabilities distinct from those of its members.
associationnoun	(countable) The state of being associated; a connection to or an affiliation with something.
syndicatenoun	A group of individuals or companies formed to transact some specific business, or to promote a common interest; a self-coordinating group.
talentnoun	A marked natural ability or skill.
filmnoun	(uncountable) A visual art form that consists of a sequence of still images preserved on a recording medium to give the illusion of motion; movies generally.
unionnoun	(countable) The act of uniting or joining two or more things into one.
leaguenoun	(sports) An organization of sports teams which play against one another for a championship.
organizationnoun	(countable) A group of people or other legal entities with an explicit purpose and written rules.
fraternitynoun	A group of people associated for a common purpose.
collectivenoun	Formed by gathering or collecting; gathered into a mass, sum, or body.
councilnoun	A committee that leads or governs (e.g. city council, student council).
federationnoun	Act of joining together into a single political entity.
alliancenoun	(countable) A union or connection of interests between families, states, parties, etc., especially between families by marriage and states by compact, treaty, or league.
brotherhoodnoun	An association of people for any purpose, such as a society of monks; a fraternity.
consortiumnoun	An association or combination of businesses, financial institutions, or investors, for the purpose of engaging in a joint venture.