cicerone

[ sis-uh-roh-nee, chich-uh-; Italian chee-che-raw-ne ]

/ ˌsɪs əˈroʊ ni, ˌtʃɪtʃ ə-; Italian ˌtʃi tʃɛˈrɔ nɛ /

a person who conducts sightseers; guide.

Origin of cicerone

1720–30; Italian < Latin Cicerōnem, accusative of Cicerō Cicero, the guide being thought of as having the knowledge and eloquence of Cicero

The nave is the oldest part,” said the cicerone, “built about 1135 by Walter Le Bec.

The Nebuly Coat |John Meade Falkner
Our kind friend whom we had met the evening before accompanied us as cicerone.

Fair Italy, the Riviera and Monte Carlo |W. Cope Devereux
I accepted the invitation and spent two days- 129 - under the guidance of my cicerone.

Reminiscences |Hans Mattson
There are some good stories here of him and the amiable Piron, his cicerone.

Memoirs of the Duchesse de Dino v.1/3, 1831-1835 |Dorothy Duchesse de Dino

The Cicerone acknowledged the roguery, and said they practised it with almost every traveller, to get money.

Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson |Thomas Jefferson

cicerone

/ (ˌsɪsəˈrəʊnɪ, ˌtʃɪtʃ-) /

a person who conducts and informs sightseers; a tour guide

C18: from Italian: antiquarian scholar, guide, after Cicero, alluding to the eloquence and erudition of these men