giller
UK/ɡɪlə/US/ɡɪlɚ/
giller noun: a person who gills fish.
Noun
giller (plural gillers)
- A person who gills fish.
- It is one of the improvements of the times ; it enables the poor man, with hardly anything, to go to work on his own resources, and with his boat and net to follow the fish as they travel from place to place in search of food or to spawn. In this pursuit the giller comes in contact with the...1872 January, Hunter Davidson, Report on the Oyster Fisheries: Potomac River Shad and Herring Fisheries, and the Water-Fowl of Maryland, page 35
- It is then thrown to the giller, who removes the gills and entrails and cuts a gash along the side containing the backbone, in order that the salt may the more readily penetrate the flesh.1897, George Brown Goode, The Fisheries and Fishery Industries of the United States, volume I, Washington: Government Printing Office, page 572
Proper noun capitalized: Giller
Giller (plural Gillers)
- A surname.
Forms of giller
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | gillers |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Gillers |
Origin of giller
From Middle English giller. Equivalent gill + -er.
Words that rhyme with giller
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Questions about giller
- What does giller mean?
- Giller means a person who gills fish.
- What part of speech is giller?
- Giller can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce giller?
- Giller is pronounced /ɡɪlə/ (UK).
- What is the plural of giller?
- The plural of giller is gillers.
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