guidebook

American  

[gahyd-book] / ˈgaɪdˌbʊk /

noun

1. a book of directions, advice, and information, especially for travelers or tourists.

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guidebook British  

/ ˈɡaɪdˌbʊk /

noun

1. Also called: guide.  a handbook with information for visitors to a place, as a historic building, museum, or foreign country

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Other Word Forms

• guidebookish adjective
• guidebooky adjective

Etymology

Origin of guidebook

First recorded in 1805–15; guide + book

Example Sentences

If it sparks your curiosity, check it out — and consider pairing it with a guidebook, history, or photography collection from the same place.

From Salon

The Story Prize-winning McCracken knows a lot about writing fiction, but think of her new title less as a craft book and more as a guidebook for first-time tourists and seasoned travelers alike.

From Los Angeles Times

The guidebook full of clues that had led him to Switzerland had been nothing but a red herring.

From Literature

She tossed and turned and drifted in and out of strange, restless dreams about a guidebook.

From Literature

However, there was a foldout map in the back of her guidebook, and the children were skilled trackers—at least when in a forest.

From Literature

Related Words

• manual
• map
• reference book