(also ghil·lie ) / ˈgɪli; NAmE / noun
( ScotE ) a man or boy who helps sb who is shooting or fishing for sport in Scotland
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WORD ORIGIN
late 16th cent.: from Scottish Gaelic gille lad, servant. The word was also found in the term gilliewetfoot , denoting a servant who carried the chief over a stream, used as a contemptuous name by Lowlanders for the follower of a Highland chief.