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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a kind of person;
- Example: "We'll not see his like again"
- Example: "I can't tolerate people of his ilk"
[syn: like, ilk]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Ilk \Ilk\, a. [Scot. ilk, OE. ilke the same, AS. ilca. Cf. Each.] Same; each; every. [Archaic] --Spenser. [1913 Webster] Of that ilk, (a) denoting that a person's surname and the title of his estate are the same; as, Grant of that ilk, i.e., Grant of Grant. [Scottish] --Jamieson. (a) Of the same kind. [1913 Webster +PJC]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Ilk \Ilk\ ([i^]lk), n. Kind; class; sort; type; as, him and his ilk; -- sometimes used to indicate disapproval when applied to people. [1913 Webster +PJC]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

ilk n 1: a kind of person; "We'll not see his like again"; "I can't tolerate people of his ilk" [syn: like, ilk]