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showguide

showguide noun: a catalogue of the exhibitors attending a trade fair.

Noun

showguide (plural showguides)

  1. A catalogue of the exhibitors attending a trade fair.
    • Show visitors use the showguide (with floor-plan and ads) to pre-plan their limited visiting time […]1985, Walter S. Kelley, Henry G. Lord, Walter Bradford Guild, Textile World, volume 135, page 57
    • Not so very long ago, I would have lugged around twenty pounds of brochures and methodically checked off exhibitors in the showguide until my blistered feet forced a halt.1988, Steven K. Roberts, Computing Across America, page 326

Forms of showguide

pluralshowguides

Origin of showguide

From show + guide.

Questions about showguide

What does showguide mean?
Showguide means a catalogue of the exhibitors attending a trade fair.
What part of speech is showguide?
Showguide is a noun.
What is the plural of showguide?
The plural of showguide is showguides.

Words near showguide in the dictionary

  1. showgirls
  2. showgoer
  3. showgoers
  4. showground
  5. showgrounds
  6. showguide
  7. showguides
  8. showhome
  9. showhomes
  10. showhorse
  11. showhorses

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