tour guide

noun

Definition of tour guidenext
as in driver

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Recent Examples of tour guide Woodley was introduced in Paradise‘s second season as Annie Clay, a former Graceland tour guide and The Day survivor. — Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2026 One tour guide in AlUla told me that Westerners were coming around to the idea of Saudi Arabia as a place to go on vacation. — Ruby Tandoh, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026 The warm hospitality by all involved — the affected homeowners, Torrance tour guide Debbie Hays and a slew of others who welcomed me to their city — was my answer. — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026 At 57 years old, Osiris Hernández has spent more than half his life as a tour guide in Viñales, Cuba’s ecotourism mecca. — Juan Carlos López, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for tour guide
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  1. driver
  2. engineer
  3. pilot
  4. operator
  5. guide
Noun
  • While some American buyers--particularly the well-off--were lured into purchasing EVs thanks to federal and state handouts, most drivers resisted such products out of fears regarding long charging times and limited battery range.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Mothers Against Drunk Driving, or MADD, was founded in 1980 by a mother whose 13-year-old daughter was killed by an intoxicated driver.
    — Kent Sepkowitz, STAT, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of driver
Noun
  • Upon graduating in 2023, he was hired as a part-time industrial engineer.
    — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026
  • The Nobel Prize was established by Alfred Nobel, a businessman, engineer, entrepreneur, inventor, and scientist, who lived from 1833 to 1896.
    — Christopher Tremoglie, The Washington Examiner, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of engineer
Noun
  • In a small pilot study of human-AI relationships in China, for example, people’s attachment towards AI barely matched their attachment towards real people.
    — Pascal Vrticka, Scientific American, 4 Oct. 2026
  • The attorney general of the UAE, Hamad Saif Al Shamsi, said the co-pilot on board the flight had attempted to seize control of the plane by attacking his colleague with a crash ax – a piece of equipment required on most aircraft.
    — Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of pilot
Noun
  • So the operator uses Lift and Learn digital technology to educate on product and help create a seamless consumer journey.
    — Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Take a look around The backstory Opened in mid 2023, this is the newest camp from the South African Rora Private Collection, the family-run operator behind the award-winning Molori Safari Lodge in Madikwe Game Reserve, near Botswana.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of operator
Noun
  • Selfie sticks dangle off every bridge, and tour groups shuffle behind guides waving flags.
    — Mary Holland, Robb Report, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The process starts with the official voter guide, then suggests copying the exact language of a measure into an AI chatbot and asking for a plain-English explanation.
    — Jasmine Arenas, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026
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“Tour guide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tour%20guide. Accessed 10 Oct. 2026.

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