#247 cicerone

cicerone- a person who conducts and informs sightseers

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

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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