showguide

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noun

A catalogue of the exhibitors attending a trade fair.

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Meanings

nounshowguide (plural showguides)

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
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    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

    Several top-line photographers from a range of disciplines will be present - including Bob Carlos Clarke, Rankin, And Earl and Mark Cleghom - and full time-table details are printed in the showguide.

    2000, British Journal of Photography

Origin

From show + guide.

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APA

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“showguide.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/showguide. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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