Definition of "cicerone" [ci•ce•ro•ne]

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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."
• "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."
• "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."