Guide

Etymology

Middle [[English gide, guide, from Anglo-French, from Old Occitan guida, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English wītan to look after, witan to know

• Date: 14th century

Definitions

• 1 a : one that leads or directs another's way

b : a person who exhibits and explains points of interest

c : something that provides a person with guiding information

d : signpost 1

e : a person who directs another's conduct or course of life

• 2 a : a device for steadying or directing the motion of something

b : a ring or loop for holding the line of a fishing rod in position

c : a sheet or a card with projecting tab for labeling inserted in a card index to facilitate reference

• 3 : a member of a unit on whom the movements or alignments of a military command are regulated —used especially in commands <guide right>

See also

• Mentor