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

“Most stations were out,” said Kristina Topalović, a tour guide in the Slovenian capital, Ljubljana.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

"At night, you couldn't tell the men from the women in the canoes. So they used slogans, pre-arranged keywords," Jonas Zannou-Zoki, a tour guide, explained to visitors.

From Barron's • Feb. 12, 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

This likewise dystopian novel begins in 2038 with Jacinda Greenwood, a dendrologist turned tour guide for the ultra-wealthy, working in one of the world’s last remaining forests.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 24, 2025

As strange and wonderful as the animals were, the thing that was beginning to interest Chase the most was his tour guide.

From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith