tour guide

noun

Definition of tour guidenext
as in driver

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Recent Examples of tour guide These tours take place during the day, with the lights on and, rather than scare actors, you’ll be joined by a friendly tour guide to walk you through the details of each house. — Tarah Chieffi, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2026 Adam took off work and has become their full-time tour guide. — Taylor Eldridge, Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2026 The trips Sudō took with them, playing tour guide across remote regions of Japan, introduced her to many of the weavers and dyers, often working in small wooden ateliers attached to family homes, with whom Nuno still collaborates today. — Leslie Camhi, Vogue, 15 Sep. 2026 Woodley was introduced in Paradise‘s second season as Annie Clay, a former Graceland tour guide and The Day survivor. — Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for tour guide
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tour guide
  1. driver
  2. engineer
  3. pilot
  4. operator
  5. guide
Noun
  • The driver lost control at the Francisquito Avenue off-ramp and slammed into a wall.
    — James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 9 Nov. 2026
  • Davis officials said local police did not assist federal immigration agents during Thursday’s operation, although an officer issued a citation to a driver who was honking a car horn near Cowell Boulevard and Lillard Drive.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of driver
Noun
  • Together, these developments enable engineers to improve performance, capacity, and efficiency across modern electronics.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Arizona resident Jay Pea, a former software engineer and the founder of the nonprofit Save Standard Time, also wants to put an end to the twice-annual clock adjustments.
    — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of engineer
Noun
  • The pilot must compensate manually using the controller, which can be difficult if the aircraft is far away or difficult to see.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Steven Spielberg saw it and offered Kaminski another TV gig, Class of ‘61, a pilot Spielberg was producing.
    — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of pilot
Noun
  • Luna pitched himself to county voters as a calmly effective operator who has brought down crime while building relationships with local, state and federal leaders that suffered under his predecessor’s tenure.
    — Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026
  • If power fails or core temperatures rise, the system shuts down and the liquid fuel salt drains by gravity into passive dump tanks without operator action.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of operator
Noun
  • Cytopoint injections can cost ​roughly $50 to $200 per treatment, while monthly Librela ​injections are estimated at about $65 to $250 depending ⁠on dog size, according to pricing guides published by Vety, MarketWatch and SpectrumCare.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Perhaps the map on the frontispiece is not just an aid for reading, but a suggestion that the book itself is a kind of guide, showing us a path toward a tolerance and civic engagement that seem as threatened as Grouse County’s fields and farms.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of guide

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“Tour guide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tour%20guide. Accessed 11 Nov. 2026.

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