Cicerone

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  • noun. A guide for sightseers.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. In Italy, one who acts as a guide in exhibiting and explaining antiquities, curiosities, etc.; hence, in general, one who explains the interesting features or associations or the curiosities of a place; a guide.
  • Same as ciceronize.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. One who shows strangers the curiosities of a place; a guide.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A guide who shows people around tourist sights.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a guide who conducts and informs sightseers
  • Word Usage
    "Derived from the ancient Roman orator and writer Marcus Tullius Cicero, “the word cicerone has been used in England for 400 years to indicate a knowledgeable and learned guide,” Daniels noted."
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    guide  
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    ciceroni