GUILD

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A formal association of people with similar interests

Example:

men from the fraternal order will staff the soup kitchen today

Synonyms:

club; gild; guild; lodge; order; social club; society

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("guild" is a kind of...):

association (a formal organization of people or groups of people)

Meronyms (members of "guild"):

club member (someone who is a member of a club)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "guild"):

service club (a club of professional or business people organized for their coordination and active in public services)

boat club; yacht club (club that promotes and supports yachting and boating)

turnverein (a club of tumblers or gymnasts)

sorority (a social club for female undergraduates)

slate club (a group of people who save money in a common fund for a specific purpose (usually distributed at Christmas))

rowing club (a club for rowers)

racket club (club for players of racket sports)

jockey club (a club to promote and regulate horse racing)

investors club (a club of small investors who buy and sell securities jointly)

hunt; hunt club (an association of huntsmen who hunt for sport)

golf club (a club of people to play golf)

glee club (a club organized to sing together)

frat; fraternity (a social club for male undergraduates)

country club (a suburban club for recreation and socializing)

chess club (a club of people to play chess)

chapter (a local branch of some fraternity or association)

bookclub (a club that people join in order to buy selected books at reduced prices)

athenaeum; atheneum (a literary or scientific association for the promotion of learning)