ghillie

noun

ghil·​lie

variant spelling of gillie

1

: a male attendant on a Scottish Highland chief

broadly : attendant

2

chiefly Scotland and Ireland : a fishing and hunting guide

3

: a shoe with a low top and decorative lacing

Examples of ghillie in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In a post on social media, Dunellen Borough Police Department posted a picture of an officer wearing an elaborate, camouflage outfit known as a ghillie suit, while holding up a pair of binoculars. — Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 31 July 2026

Among the crowd is Iain Biggart, Kilchoan’s estate manager and head stalker, looking dapper in his three-piece tweed ghillie suit. — Jen Murphy, Robb Report, 4 Apr. 2026

Going up the tongue, symmetrical laces and a midfoot ghillie encourage additional forgiveness. — Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 29 Jan. 2026

The lodges sit on the river Ness and an on-site ghillie (fishing guide) means even beginners will be fly-fishing in no time. — Freya Bromley, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Nov. 2023

Rhymes for ghillie

• bacilli
• tranquilly
• billie
• billy
• chilli
• chilly
• dilly
• filly
• frilly
• gillie
• gilly
• hilly