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Another word for guide

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Noun

  1. Something or someone that shows the way

      1. One who is employed to escort people to their seats, as in a theater, church, or stadium.
      2. A man who attends a bridal party at a wedding.
      3. One who serves as official doorkeeper, as in a courtroom or legislative chamber.
      1. One who herds, guards, and tends sheep.
      2. One who cares for and guides a group of people, as a minister or teacher.
      3. A German shepherd.
      1. One who operates or is licensed to operate an aircraft in flight.
      2. One who, though not belonging to a ship's company, is licensed to conduct a ship into and out of port or through dangerous waters.
      3. The helmsman of a ship.
      1. One that leads or guides.
      2. One who is in charge or in command of others.
      3. One who heads a political party or organization.
      1. To show the way to by going in advance:
      2. To guide or direct in a course:
      3. To serve as a route for; take:
      1. One or more persons accompanying another to guide, protect, or show honor.
      2. A man who is the companion of a woman, especially on a social occasion.
      3. A person, often a prostitute, who is hired to spend time with another as a companion.
      1. One that supervises, controls, or manages.
      2. A member of a group of persons chosen to control or govern the affairs of an institution or corporation.
      3. A person who supervises the creative aspects of a dramatic production or film and instructs the actors and crew.
      1. One who is in charge of a railroad train, bus, or streetcar.
      2. One who directs an orchestra or other such group.
      3. A substance or medium that conducts heat, light, sound, or especially an electric charge.
    See also:

    show

Verb

  1. To show the way to

      1. One who is employed to escort people to their seats, as in a theater, church, or stadium.
      2. A man who attends a bridal party at a wedding.
      3. One who serves as official doorkeeper, as in a courtroom or legislative chamber.
      1. To guide (a vessel or vehicle), especially by means of a device such as a rudder, paddle, or wheel:
      2. To set and follow (a course):
      3. To direct the course of:
      1. To cause or allow to be seen; display:
      2. To display for sale, in exhibition, or in competition:
      3. To permit access to (a house, for example) when offering for sale or rent.
      1. One who herds, guards, and tends sheep.
      2. One who cares for and guides a group of people, as a minister or teacher.
      3. A German shepherd.
      1. A road, course, or way for travel from one place to another:
      2. A highway:
      3. A fixed course or territory assigned to a salesperson or delivery person.
      1. One who operates or is licensed to operate an aircraft in flight.
      2. One who, though not belonging to a ship's company, is licensed to conduct a ship into and out of port or through dangerous waters.
      3. The helmsman of a ship.
      1. To show the way to by going in advance:
      2. To guide or direct in a course:
      3. To serve as a route for; take:
      1. One or more persons accompanying another to guide, protect, or show honor.
      2. A man who is the companion of a woman, especially on a social occasion.
      3. A person, often a prostitute, who is hired to spend time with another as a companion.
      1. To manage or regulate the business or affairs of; be in charge of:
      2. To supervise or oversee (an activity or process):
      3. To give guidance and instruction to (actors or musicians, for example) in the rehearsal and performance of a work.
      1. To direct the course of; manage or control:
      2. To lead or guide:
      3. To direct the performance of (an orchestra or chorus, for example).
    See also:

    show

  2. To direct the course of carefully

      1. To guide (a vessel or vehicle), especially by means of a device such as a rudder, paddle, or wheel:
      2. To set and follow (a course):
      3. To direct the course of:
      1. One who operates or is licensed to operate an aircraft in flight.
      2. One who, though not belonging to a ship's company, is licensed to conduct a ship into and out of port or through dangerous waters.
      3. The helmsman of a ship.
      1. To plan and direct the course of a vessel or vehicle:
      2. To give directions to the driver of an automobile, especially by reading a map. Used of a passenger:
      3. To know or determine a migratory course. Used of an animal:
      1. A movement or combination of movements involving skill and dexterity:
      2. A controlled change in movement or direction of a moving vehicle or vessel, as in the flight path of an aircraft.
      3. A strategic or tactical military or naval movement.
      1. One who rides horses in races, especially as a profession.
      2. One whose occupation or hobby involves a specified machine, device, or object:
      3. To ride (a horse) as jockey.
    Idioms:
    See also:

    move

    control

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Another word for guide

Noun

  1. One who guides others

      1. A guide or companion whose purpose is to ensure propriety or restrict activity:
      2. An older person who attends and supervises a social gathering for young people.
      3. A person, especially an older or married woman, who accompanies a young unmarried woman in public.
      1. A person who has the authority to supervise or direct.
      2. A janitor or custodian in a building, especially in an apartment house.
      1. One that leads or guides.
      2. One who is in charge or in command of others.
      3. One who heads a political party or organization.
      1. One who ventures into unknown or unclaimed territory to settle.
      2. One who opens up new areas of thought, research, or development:
      3. A soldier who performs construction and demolition work in the field to facilitate troop movements.
      1. A teacher or lecturer at some universities who is not a regular faculty member.
      2. A lecturer or tour guide in a museum or cathedral.
      1. One who is employed to escort people to their seats, as in a theater, church, or stadium.
      2. A man who attends a bridal party at a wedding.
      3. One who serves as official doorkeeper, as in a courtroom or legislative chamber.
      1. One who is in charge of a railroad train, bus, or streetcar.
      2. One who directs an orchestra or other such group.
      3. A substance or medium that conducts heat, light, sound, or especially an electric charge.
      1. In Hinduism and Tibetan Buddhism, a personal spiritual teacher.
      2. Any of the ten successive spiritual teachers who developed Sikhism between the 16th and 18th centuries.
      3. A trusted counselor and adviser; a mentor.
      1. To show the way to by going in advance:
      2. To guide or direct in a course:
      3. To serve as a route for; take:
      1. One that explores, especially one that explores a geographic area.
      2. An implement or a tool used for exploring; a probe.
      3. A person aged 14–20 who is a participant in the exploring program of the Boy Scouts of America.
      1. The foremost position in an army or fleet advancing into battle.
      2. The foremost or leading position in a trend or movement.
      3. Those occupying a foremost position.
      1. a person, company, etc. that enters an exhibit as in a fair, show, or competition
      2. the owner or manager of a theater showing films
      1. One that supervises, controls, or manages.
      2. A member of a group of persons chosen to control or govern the affairs of an institution or corporation.
      3. A person who supervises the creative aspects of a dramatic production or film and instructs the actors and crew.
      1. A messenger, especially one on official diplomatic business.
      2. A spy carrying secret information.
      3. A personal attendant hired to make arrangements for a journey.
      1. The act of accompanying or escorting, especially for protective purposes.
      2. An accompanying and protecting force, as of ships or troops.
      3. A group, as of ships or motor vehicles, traveling together with a protective escort or for safety or convenience.
      1. A guide for sightseers.
      1. One or more persons accompanying another to guide, protect, or show honor.
      2. A man who is the companion of a woman, especially on a social occasion.
      3. A person, often a prostitute, who is hired to spend time with another as a companion.
      1. To spy on or explore carefully in order to obtain information; reconnoiter.
      2. To observe and evaluate (a talented person), as for possible hiring.
      3. To search as a scout:
      1. One that discovers a new course or way, especially through or into unexplored regions.
      2. One of a group of paratroopers who land ahead of a main force in order to mark the drop zone.
      1. The officer in command of a ship, aircraft, or spacecraft.
      2. A precinct commander in a police or fire department, usually ranking above a lieutenant and below a chief.
      3. The designated leader of a team or crew in sports.
      1. One who operates or is licensed to operate an aircraft in flight.
      2. One who, though not belonging to a ship's company, is licensed to conduct a ship into and out of port or through dangerous waters.
      3. The helmsman of a ship.

  2. A model

      1. One that is representative of a group as a whole:
      2. One serving as a pattern of a specific kind:
      3. A similar case that constitutes a model or precedent:
      1. To conceive or fashion in the mind; invent:
      2. To formulate a plan for; devise:
      3. To make a graphic or schematic representation of (something), especially as a plan for its structure:
      1. A usually repeating artistic or decorative design:
      2. A natural or accidental arrangement or sequence:
      3. A plan, diagram, or model to be followed in making things:
    See also:

    model

Verb

  1. Direct

    See also:

    manage

  2. To lead

    See also:

    lead

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Sentence Examples

  • Of course, I cannot guide the boat very well.

  • He will guide her when I am gone.

  • At the front an altercation occurred between an Austrian guide and a Russian general.

  • Wait, so I just ditched my guide to follow you and you don't know where you're going?

  • Xander jogged into the fog, using his senses to guide him.

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