Guides and Guiding

a person who acts as a guide, especially to the historical sites and antiquities of a place.

British. a person hired by travelers to make arrangements for a tour and to act as guide.

anything that guides or leads; hence, a center of attention.

the technique or practice of guiding ships by means of signal lights, as in lighthouses.

a man who acts as guide to strangers and travelers.

Obsolete, the guiding of strangers. — xenagogue, n.