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 • Sep. 2, 2021

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 • Jul. 17, 2021

However, Baedeker said the board has opened an investigation into charges in the federal investigation that relate in any way to California.

From Washington Times • Mar. 10, 2020

In the last year, Mr. Van Ostern’s memos, distributed to a mailing list that has grown to 30,000 people, have become the quintessential Baedeker to New Hampshire presidential politics.

From New York Times • Jan. 21, 2020

"Anything I hate is to get my head stuck in a pool," mumbled Miss Baedeker.

From " The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald