guidebook

[ gahyd-book ]

noun

1. a book of directions, advice, and information, especially for travelers or tourists.

guidebook

/ ˈɡaɪdˌbʊk /

noun

1. a handbook with information for visitors to a place, as a historic building, museum, or foreign country Also calledguide

Other Words From

• guidebookish guidebooky adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of guidebook¹

First recorded in 1805–15; guide + book

Example Sentences

To find them all, he’d check Boris Stanic’s guidebook, “Museum Companion to Los Angeles,” as well as scanning the web and talking to friends and strangers.

From Los Angeles Times

Isa reads from a book that provides instructions on how the men should proceed, but it’s a cryptic guidebook.

From Los Angeles Times

“My doctor assures me that, if you’re going to get cancer, this is a good kind to get, and careful scans show no sign of it having spread,” the guidebook author said Wednesday in an X post announcing his diagnosis.

From Los Angeles Times

The radio host and travel columnist started his business, Rick Steves’ Europe, in 1976 and produces a bestselling guidebook series.

From Los Angeles Times

"And he pushes the boundaries. I mean, we had a guidebook on what you could say on social media."

From BBC

Related Words

• manual
• map
• reference book