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guide

320 1.0
A person who leads and gives information on trips or in new places
  • noun
  • /ɡaɪd/
translation icon : guía
  • And we had to have a Nepalese guide pick us up.
  • a tour guide
  • serve as a guide
  • act as a guide

He was the mentor, the coach, the guide, the protector, everything.

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Examples

  • And Joe will be your guide throughout this throughout this process.

  • She was a tour guide at a tiny vineyard in Northern California.

  • I talked to my travel guide last night.

  • Our guide in the wild.

  • Do you want me to be your tour guide?

  • Meet Deary, she will be your guide once you're on the inside.

  • Halfway through this journey, the guide invites us to meet a Yogi.

  • Back at Saint Cârța he was our guide.

  • She was a tour guide at a small vineyard in Northern California, sharing stories about the wine-making process.

  • During our hike, the guide pointed out various plant species native to the region.

Synonyms

tour guide
vsguide
45 2.2

A person who shows tourists around places and explains what they see

applies to many kinds of journeys, not only tourist visits
navigator
vsguide
39 4.2

A person who plans and guides the route of a ship or plane

focuses more on leading people and giving information than technical route planning
pathfinder
vsguide
12 6.8

A person who finds a safe way through unknown or difficult land

is about leading and informing people rather than discovering new paths
hunting guide
vsguide
1 4.2

A person who leads and helps people on trips to find wild animals

is broader, not limited to assisting with hunting trips
guider
vsguide
3.8

A person who leads a group and shows the way

is the general role of directing and giving information on journeys

Antonyms

295 1.6

A person who supports a leader and accepts their direction

Compounds

45 2.2

A person who shows tourists around places and explains what they see

9 1.9

A dog trained to lead and help a person who cannot see

4 3.9

A book that helps you identify plants, animals, or rocks in nature

A person who leads and helps people on trips to find wild animals

tour guide
  • Texting
1 3.3

A built-in set of steps that shows new users how to use an app or website

guide rope
  • Specialized
1 3.9

A rope that workers hold to control a load when a crane lifts it

2.4

An easy introduction to a subject for people with no previous knowledge

8.2

A fossil that lived in many places for a short time and shows the age of rock layers

guide plate
  • Jargon
7.3

A metal plate with a long slot that helps control a climbing rope by holding a carabiner

guide word
  • Specialized
3.0

A word at the top of a dictionary page showing the first or last entry on that page

honey guide
  • Indian
9.6

A small African and Asian bird that eats honey and wax from bees and leads people to bee nests

How Knowledgeable

authority
292 4.2
guide
320 1.0
assistant
833 1.0

Surface Forms

guide singular
guides plural

Etymology

Guide comes from Old French guider, which came from an old German word meaning 'to show the way'. So a guide is literally someone who 'shows the way', which explains why we call a person who leads or helps others a guide.