Guides and Guiding
192. Guides and Guiding
- cicerone
- a person who acts as a guide, especially to the historical sites and antiquities of a place.
- courier
- British. a person hired by travelers to make arrangements for a tour and to act as guide.
- cynosure
- anything that guides or leads; hence, a center of attention.
- pharology
- the technique or practice of guiding ships by means of signal lights, as in lighthouses.
- valet-de-place
- a man who acts as guide to strangers and travelers.
- xenagogy
- Obsolete, the guiding of strangers. —xenagogue, n.
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