ilkilk /ɪlk/ noun [singular] 
Word Origin
Irving Berlin and composers of his ilksomebody and that/his/their etc ilk Mrs Taylor and her ilk talk absolute rubbish.
Word OriginWORD ORIGINilk
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1700-1800 ilk ‘same’ (12-19 centuries), from Old English ilcaEXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
Thesaurus- And that means it also had authentic city fathers other than New World Homes and their ilk.
- Anything is possible, because the political allegiance of Jennifer and her ilk is up for grabs.
- Encryption systems and their ilk are technologies of disconnection.
- Kromko noted lawyers and their ilk are fond of worthless boiler-plate.
- The fish of the day, a grilled sole, was of the same ilk.
- The level of presentational skills used here is of the highest ilk - totally absorbing.
- To Jody, this is all Jurassic Age thinking, and Rich and his ilk are dinosaurs.
Longman Language Activatora type of person or thing► type/kind/sort
a particular type SYN kindof that/his/their etc ilk a group of things or people that are similar to each other in some way, or a thing or person that belongs to such a group. Kind and sort are more common than type in spoken English. Use type when you are talking about technical subjects or when you are describing something in an exact way: · I'll get you some ice-cream. What kind would you like?type/kind/sort of: · The floor was made of three different types of wood.· What sort of fish is this?· "What type of music do you like?" "Mainly dance music and some indie."· She's the kind of person you can always rely on.· There are two sorts of politician - the ones who really want to help people, and the ones who just want power.of this/that type etc: · Accidents of this type are extremely common.· It's a club for writers and actors and people of that sort.of various/many/different types etc: · They export farming machinery and tools of various kinds.
► style a particular type of building, art, literature, music etc: · The new library is a blend of various architectural styles.style of: · a completely new style of painting
► category a group that people or things of the same type are divided into for a particular purpose - use this when there are several groups and there is a clear system for deciding which group something belongs to: · Emma Thompson won an Oscar in the Best Actress category.· The novels are divided up into three categories: historical, romantic, and crime.category of: · Insurance companies identify six main categories of driver.
► class a number of people or things that are considered as being of the same group because they have the same physical features, qualities etc: class of: · French is one of a class of languages known as the Romance languages.· Doctors are reluctant to prescribe a new class of drugs, especially ones which need to be taken for long periods of time.
► variety a type of thing that is different from another similar type: variety of: · The French make many varieties of cheese, from both cows' and goats' milk.· At that time, all newsreaders spoke a variety of English spoken in southern England, known as Received Pronunciation.
► genre formal a type of literature, film, or work of art: · Science fiction as a genre is relatively new.· Italian filmmakers made their own versions of the classic Hollywood genres - the western, the gangster film, the musical.
► form a form of something is one type of it of all the ones that are possible: form of: · Melanoma is a form of skin cancer.· Britain has a constitutional form of government.· Sugar in chocolate and other forms of confectionery is one of the major causes of tooth decay.
► nature a particular type of thing: of a political/historical/technical/scientific/sexual nature : · The support being given is primarily of a practical nature.· books of an erotic natureof a different/similar nature: · On the plains the farmers have to deal with frequent floods, but up in the hills their problems are of a different nature. of that nature: · Children at this age commonly refer to being eaten up by tigers and lions and things of that nature.be in the nature of something (=to be like something): · The cruise was to be in the nature of a "rest cure".
► of that/his/their etc ilk of that type, his type etc - use this especially about types that you do not like or respect: · Environmentalists, feminists, and others of that ilk regularly try to drive shows like this off the air.· Desserts ($5) were of the tiramisu, crème brûlée, chocolate torte ilk.
► like this/like that especially spoken of the type that you have just been talking about: · The children need new pens and pencils and things like that.· People like that really annoy me.· I'm not sure what to do. I've never been in a situation like this before.
Irving Berlin and composers of his ilksomebody and that/his/their etc ilk Mrs Taylor and her ilk talk absolute rubbish.