Baedeker
/[ˈbeɪdəkəɹ]/ name, noun
name, noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Any travel guide, advice for travelers, or guide pertaining to other subjects. broadly
"His middle-of-the-road guidebook to the Georgians (Henry James to T. S. Eliot) will be a useful Baedeker for literary sightseers."
- 2 any of a series of travel guidebooks published by the German firm founded by Karl Baedeker wordnet
Proper Noun
- 1 A long-established series of travel guidebooks. name
"Mrs. Herriton did not proceed. She was not one to detect the hidden charms of Baedeker. Some of the information seemed to her unnecessary, all of it was dull."
Example
More examples"Mrs. Herriton did not proceed. She was not one to detect the hidden charms of Baedeker. Some of the information seemed to her unnecessary, all of it was dull."
Etymology
From German Baedeker.
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