guilder

or gil·der

[ gil-der ]

noun

1. a silver or nickel coin and monetary unit of the Netherlands until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 cents; florin. : Gld., f., fl.
2. a former gold coin of the Netherlands; florin.
3. the monetary unit of the Netherlands Antilles and Suriname, equal to 100 cents.
4. the Austrian florin.
5. any of various gold coins formerly issued by German states.

guilder

/ ˈɡɪldə /

noun

1. Also calledflorin the former standard monetary unit of the Netherlands, divided into 100 cents; replaced by the euro in 2002
2. the standard monetary unit of the Netherlands Antilles and Surinam, divided into 100 cents
3. any of various former gold or silver coins of Germany, Austria, or the Netherlands

Word History and Origins

Origin of guilder¹

1425–75; late Middle English gilder, guldren, with intrusive r < Middle Dutch gulden gulden

Word History and Origins

Origin of guilder¹

C15: changed from Middle Dutch gulden, literally: golden

Example Sentences

They are constructing the new coffee shop inside the Burnside store, expanding from their popular cafe and coffee-roasting business, Guilder.

From Seattle Times

That also failed, Coenen said, and he knew there was only one option left to deliver air to Van Guilder’s lungs and save his life: an emergency tracheotomy.

From Washington Post

He made a two-incision cut beneath Van Guilder’s Adam’s apple, he said.

From Washington Post

But at the hospital, after doctors gave him stitches to close up the incisions in his neck and treated him for a traumatic brain injury, Van Guilder rallied.

From Washington Post

Other than a scar from the tracheotomy, Van Guilder said, he went home with nothing more than a scab on his right arm and some minor road rash on his left knee.

From Washington Post