guidepost

C2+ Topic:Space, Position & Direction

Also spelled guide-post

US /ˈɡaɪdpoʊst/ UK /ˈɡaɪdpəʊst/ See IPA manual

noun

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1

noun
a sign giving direction; a guiding principle or marker

Her mentor's advice served as a guidepost for her career.

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1 noun · a sign giving direction; a... signpost marker landmark beaconfingerpostwaymark

Word family

Related forms guide signpost

Etymology

A compound of guide (from Old French guider, of Germanic origin) and post (from Latin postis, 'doorpost, pole').

guider Old French postis Latin

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Space, Position & Direction

# guidepost

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** ˈɡaɪdpoʊst
**IPA (UK):** ˈɡaɪdpəʊst

## Meanings
1. a sign giving direction; a guiding principle or marker

## Examples
- Her mentor's advice served as a guidepost for her career.

## Synonyms
- signpost
- marker
- landmark
- beacon
- fingerpost
- waymark

## Related Forms
- guide
- signpost

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: guider
- Root: postis

## Etymology
A compound of guide (from Old French guider, of Germanic origin) and post (from Latin postis, 'doorpost, pole').

## AI Etymology
Guidepost is a compound of guide (from Old French guider, of Germanic origin) and post (from Latin postis, 'doorpost, pole'). The etymological trail includes Old French guider and Latin postis. As a noun, guidepost names a sign giving direction; a guiding principle or marker. The same family is visible in related forms such as guide and signpost. The analysis is partly morphological, with the modern form built from the elements named in the history.

## Topics
- Space, Position & Direction

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