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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Without question the most important voices are yet to be heard from, and won’t be until after the New Year with all the guilds, BAFTA, and then finally Academy.
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Pete Hammond, Deadline, 26 Dec. 2025
Anora‘s sweep of the guilds and the top Oscar signified strong industry consensus about the indie darling.
—Beatrice Verhoeven, HollywoodReporter, 21 Dec. 2025
The event attracted a full room of AMPAS, along with major guild voters of WGA, DGA and PGA.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 15 Dec. 2025
That echoes concerns by Hollywood groups including the screenwriters’ guild and TV unions.
—Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 13 Dec. 2025
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Pete Hammond, Deadline, 26 Dec. 2025
Anora‘s sweep of the guilds and the top Oscar signified strong industry consensus about the indie darling.
—Beatrice Verhoeven, HollywoodReporter, 21 Dec. 2025
The event attracted a full room of AMPAS, along with major guild voters of WGA, DGA and PGA.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 15 Dec. 2025
That echoes concerns by Hollywood groups including the screenwriters’ guild and TV unions.
—Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 13 Dec. 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 2 Jan. 2026.
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