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

Travelers stay with a host family, share meals, learn customs firsthand and gain insider knowledge no guidebook can offer. —Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 1 June 2026

Advertisement The cleanup goes global Until the smartphone era, this was a localized phenomenon, a curious factoid in a guidebook to Japan. —Bobby Ghosh, Time, 1 June 2026

Both of them appear on the cover of the guidebook. —Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 May 2026

Thus, anger management classes and guidebooks have risen to this challenge and seek to aid people in managing anger that is beyond the pale. —Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 16 May 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