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tour guide

noun

Definition of tour guidenext
as in driver

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Recent Examples of tour guide The warm hospitality by all involved — the affected homeowners, Torrance tour guide Debbie Hays and a slew of others who welcomed me to their city — was my answer. — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026 At 57 years old, Osiris Hernández has spent more than half his life as a tour guide in Viñales, Cuba’s ecotourism mecca. — Juan Carlos López, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2026 The tour guide, a man dressed up as a friar, walks over to the small memorial site. — Sonjirose Chin, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2026 Sunil Pradhan / Anadolu via Getty Images Syed Sadique, who runs a tour agency based in southern India, was waiting anxiously for news on the fate of 57 people traveling with his company, including his tour guide son, Sayed Umar Farook. — Laura Saravia, NBC news, 27 Aug. 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
  • This is where a string of issues both with the city and drivers began.
    — Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 27 Sep. 2026
  • Instead of reaching out to typical Western researchers and scientists, Boyland and his team went to Africa and approached wildlife guides, drivers, photographers, and locals who saw wildlife daily.
    — Addie Morfoot, Variety, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of driver
Noun
  • The sun's intense flare-ups had put the telescope on a downward spiral faster than engineers anticipated.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Researchers at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln have found evidence that could change how engineers view hafnium oxide in electronic devices.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of engineer
Noun
  • Bennett, a former Navy pilot who also worked as a healthcare executive, is a political newcomer.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 28 Sep. 2026
  • To battle the creatures, Kōichi will go back into fighter-pilot mode, but the services of Noriko will be called on as well.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of pilot
Noun
  • For its part, Google, a major data center operator, has agreed to pay a premium for that new electricity as part of a new program Georgia Power submitted to state regulators late Monday afternoon.
    — Kristi Swartz, AJC.com, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Most of those included a human safety operator behind the wheel in case the technology failed.
    — Phil LeBeau,Meghan Reeder, CNBC, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of operator
Noun
  • George is listed as a Santa Rosa native in the school’s media guide and graduated from Montgomery High School in that city.
    — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Christian Grose, a political science professor at the University of Southern California, said the campaigns recognized that additional campaign funding went farther in reaching voters than the guide itself.
    — Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 24 Sep. 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 29 Sep. 2026.

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