gillie, noun
/ˈgɪli/
- Forms:
- Also ghillie.
- Origin:
- Scottish GaelicShow more From Scottish Gaelic gille lad, servant.
A hunting or fishing attendant who assists by carrying equipment, handling game or fish, and sharing local knowledge.
- Note:
- Used also in Scottish English.
1971 Farmer’s Weekly 12 May 86I later caught so many yellowfish that a young Bantu boy who served me as a gillie could not carry the bag of fish.
2014 ultimateangling.co.za (DSAE Corpus)Our gillie told us that they leave fish in the final “kraal” to grow to a decent size before spearing them...
A hunting or fishing attendant who assists by carrying equipment, handling game or fish, and sharing local knowledge.
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