The members of a skilled trade or profession considered collectively or as a body; (hence) an association, guild, or company of artisans or…

A trade guild or company. Now archaic and historical.

(see 1a).

As a count noun. A company of craftsmen; a guild. Cf. mystery, n.2 3. Now historical (frequently with reference to Italy).

With the. The people engaged in a particular industry or business, considered collectively; spec. (chiefly British) (a) those engaged in the…

A trade guild or company. Cf. craft, n. 5b. Obsolete.

Designating an organizational, regulatory, or representative body for a particular trade or occupation, as trade association, trade body, trade corpor…

a fellowship or association of workers in the same craft or trade, established for the purpose of protecting and promoting their common…