Plural of giller; multiple people who fish with gill nets or work with fish gills in processing.
Simple plural formation of 'giller' with the '-s' suffix. In historical fishing communities, 'gillers' would refer to a recognized occupational class with specific rights, duties, and social status. The term appears in medieval English town charters and guild records.
Medieval fishing towns were governed by elaborate guilds where 'gillers' had strict rules about net sizes, fishing seasons, and apprenticeships—early versions of today's environmental regulations and labor unions.
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