Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun gillie
2 senses of gillie
Sense 1
gillie -- (a young male attendant on a Scottish Highlander chief)
=> attendant, attender, tender -- (someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another)
Sense 2
ghillie, gillie -- (a shoe without a tongue and with decorative lacing up the instep)
=> shoe -- (footwear shaped to fit the foot (below the ankle) with a flexible upper of leather or plastic and a sole and heel of heavier material)