tour guide

¹ American  

[toor gahyd] / ˈtʊər ˌgaɪd /

noun

plural

tour guides

1. a professional who leads visitors or tourists around a particular site or on a longer trip through many sites, stopping at points of interest and providing commentary.

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tour-guide ² American  

[toor gahyd] / ˈtʊər ˌgaɪd /

verb (used without object)

tour-guided, tour-guiding, tour-guided, tour-guiding

1. to work as a tour guide.

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verb (used with object)

1. to provide a tour guide for (an attraction, activity, etc.).

Other Word Forms

• tour-guided adjective
• tour-guiding noun

Example Sentences

Mr. King is a New York-based writer, editor and licensed tour guide.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

After Covid and then the conflict in Gaza, tourists had been coming back, said Rawashdeh, the Jordanian tour guide.

From Barron's • Mar. 5, 2026

Tucker will make 92 times the entire tour guide payroll annually.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2026

Whether Floyd can stay on Alcatraz "depends entirely on how it behaves", says Aidan Moore, a local tour guide who shared footage of the coyote's journey.

From BBC • Jan. 30, 2026

The tour guide was waving at the crowd, gesturing for people to get back on the bus.

From "Genuine Fraud" by E. Lockhart