cicerone
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of cicerone
1720–30; Italian < Latin Cicerōnem, accusative of Cicerō Cicero, the guide being thought of as having the knowledge and eloquence of Cicero
Example Sentences
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A surprising glimpse, a quarter-century into the millennium: The reassuring figure of the Anglican clergyman—enthusiast; amateur; generous of spirit, perhaps to a fault—acting cicerone among a dozen churches he’s identified as “buildings that made Christianity.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025
He brushed down his sharp checked blazer and entered, greeting Naomi Hample, an Argosy owner and autograph cicerone.
From New York Times • Feb. 16, 2019
A certified cicerone, co-owner Chris Elford also helped start the great beer joint Proletariat in New York’s East Village.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 19, 2016
So I called on a friend I will call Cicero to be my cicerone.
From The Guardian • Oct. 15, 2016
Half, he assumes the cicerone, and guides our ignorance about.
From From the Oak to the Olive A Plain record of a Pleasant Journey by Howe, Julia Ward
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