variants
or less commonly gild
1
: an association of people with similar interests or pursuits
especially
: a medieval association of merchants or craftsmen
2
: a group of organisms that use the same ecological resource in a similar way
a feeding guild
Examples of guild in a Sentence
after his apprenticeship, he was able to join the stonemasons' guild
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Whether that will result in a new round of talks with stakeholders — studios, agencies, guilds, estates and more — or spur a round of lawsuits like the legal salvos lobbed by Disney, Universal and Warner Bros.
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Erik Hayden, HollywoodReporter, 5 Oct. 2025
Representatives from the Writers Guild of America (West & East), Writers’ Guild of Great Britain and Writers Guild of Canada are confirmed as attending, along with delegates from European guilds, Australia, New Zealand, Latin America, Africa and other parts of Asia.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2025
The guild head, son of film and TV treasure Patty Duke, pointed to legislation signed by California Governor Gavin Newsome on Friday, for which SAG-AFTRA provided testimony.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 1 Oct. 2025
One of the guild’s achievements, this year, has been to define a Geographical Indication (GI); a major milestone in legally protecting English whisky production and preventing misuse of the term.
—Kevin Rozario, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
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Erik Hayden, HollywoodReporter, 5 Oct. 2025
Representatives from the Writers Guild of America (West & East), Writers’ Guild of Great Britain and Writers Guild of Canada are confirmed as attending, along with delegates from European guilds, Australia, New Zealand, Latin America, Africa and other parts of Asia.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2025
The guild head, son of film and TV treasure Patty Duke, pointed to legislation signed by California Governor Gavin Newsome on Friday, for which SAG-AFTRA provided testimony.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 1 Oct. 2025
One of the guild’s achievements, this year, has been to define a Geographical Indication (GI); a major milestone in legally protecting English whisky production and preventing misuse of the term.
—Kevin Rozario, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for guild
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“Guild.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/guild. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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