Baedeker

American  

[bey-di-ker] / ˈbeɪ dɪ kər /

noun

1. Karl, 1801–59, German publisher, notably of guidebooks for travelers.

2. any of the series of guidebooks for travelers issued by the him or his successors.

3. anyguidebook, pamphlet, or the like, containing information useful to travelers.

   a Baedeker to the restaurants of the region.

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Baedeker British  

/ ˈbeɪdɪkə /

noun

1. any of a series of travel guidebooks issued by the German publisher Karl Baedeker (1801–59) or his firm

2. any guidebook

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Example Sentences

Instead of train schedules, recommended hotels and museum hours, what Lawrence sought to capture was both less concrete and more profound than the 19th-century German publisher Baedeker, still synonymous with travel guides and tourism.

From Washington Post

Published in 1942, "Castaway's Baedeker to the South Seas" was a "travel" survival guide, of sorts, for servicemen stranded on Pacific islands.

From Salon

“It’s bizarre,” Baedeker said, “because you have a deputy attorney general criticizing the board for following the law to the letter.”

From Washington Post

Geoff Crowther, whose advice in artisanal Baedekers and later as a pioneering author for the Lonely Planet backpackers’ guidebooks lured intrepid travelers to offbeat destinations, died on April 13 in South East Queensland, Australia.

From Seattle Times

“My personal favorite is the Baedeker series of handbooks.”

From Washington Post