guidebook

noun

guide·​book ˈgīd-ˌbu̇k 

plural guidebooks

: a book that gives useful information about a particular subject : handbook

I had been hired to write a cultural study, "how to" guidebook on being a Canadian …

—Will Ferguson

especially : a book of information for travelers

Most cities have some sort of restaurant guidebook that often proves helpful.

—Jinx and Jefferson Morgan

Examples of guidebook in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

None of that shows up in a general guidebook, and a template built to cover dozens of destinations at once has little room for it either. — Emma Capp, USA Today, 6 Aug. 2026

We weren’t lost, but we were stuck in traffic that our guidebook could not warn us about. — Shayla Love, New Yorker, 6 Aug. 2026

The Scriptures and textbook are infinitely fresh guidebooks to our unique place in Love’s ever-satisfying divine adventure. — Tony Lobl, Christian Science Monitor, 4 Aug. 2026

Always carry a physical guidebook or printed details in a waterproof bag, because relying on your phone alone is a gamble. — Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 13 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1814, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for guidebook

• kinderhook
• meadowbrook
• overlook
• overtook
• pocketbook
• storybook
• tillamook
• undertook
• betook
• casebook
• chapbook
• checkbook

Kids Definition

guidebook

noun

guide·​book ˈgīd-ˌbu̇k 

: a book of information for travelers