cicerone
Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- noun A guide for sightseers.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- noun In Italy, one who acts as a guide in exhibiting and explaining antiquities, curiosities, etc.; hence, in general, one who explains the interesting features or associations or the curiosities of a place; a guide.
Examples
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Derived from the ancient Roman orator and writer Marcus Tullius Cicero, “the word cicerone has been used in England for 400 years to indicate a knowledgeable and learned guide,” Daniels noted.
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Mr. Henry, my host and very able cicerone, is an American missionary, and as such carries with him the gospel of peace on earth and good will to men.
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All such questions became vital to Rachel Mott when NASA employed her to act as a kind of cicerone to the families of the six new astronauts.
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As always, Chamberlain is that rare cicerone for the reader, displaying learning, empathy, and deep understanding on every page.
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A friend of the author, well acquainted with the circumstances of the battle, was standing near this large stone, and looking on the scene around, when a highland shepherd hurried down from the hill to offer his services as cicerone, and proceeded to inform him, that Dundee was slain at that stone, which was raised to his memory.
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At Paris the party is unexpectedly joined by a Mr. Hickey, a bustling attorney, who is well acquainted with that metropolis and its environs, and insists on playing the cicerone on all occasions.
Note
The word 'cicerone' comes from the name Cicero, the Roman orator.
