guide
 guide (gīd)n.
1.
a. One who shows the way by leading, directing, or advising.
b. One who serves as a model for others, as in a course of conduct.
2. A person employed to conduct others, as through a museum, and give information about points of interest encountered.
3.
a. Something, such as a pamphlet, that offers basic information or instruction:
a shopper's guide.
b. A guidebook.
4.
a. Something that serves to direct or indicate.
b. A device, such as a ruler, tab, or bar, that serves as an indicator or acts to regulate a motion or operation.
5. A soldier stationed at the right or left of a column of marchers to control alignment, show direction, or mark the point of pivot.v. guid·ed, guid·ing, guidesv. tr.
1. To serve as a guide for; conduct.
2. To direct the course of; steer:
guide a ship through a channel.
3. To exert control or influence over.
4. To supervise the training or education of.v. intr.
To serve as a guide. [Middle English, from Old French, from Old Provençal guida, from guidar, to guide, of Germanic origin. See weid- in Indo-European Roots.] guidʹa·ble adj.guidʹer n.
Synonyms: guide, lead1, pilot, shepherd, steer1, usher
These verbs mean to conduct on or direct to the way: guided me to my seat; led the troops into battle; a teacher piloting students through the zoo; shepherding tourists to the bus; steered the applicant to the third floor; ushering a visitor out.
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