экскурсовод

From экску́рсия (ekskúrsija, “tour”) +‎ -о- (-o-) +‎ води́ть (vodítʹ, “to guide, to lead”).

• IPA^(key): [ɪkskʊrsɐˈvot]

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экскурсово́д • (ekskursovód) m anim (genitive экскурсово́да, nominative plural экскурсово́ды, genitive plural экскурсово́дов)

1. guide (a trained specialist who leads guided tours at a museum or other location of interest)

Russian has two terms corresponding to tour guide: гид (gid) and экскурсово́д (ekskursovód). These are partially synonymous, but have different accents:

• гид (gid) is usually a generalist, offering tours for a variety of museums and locations of interest;
• экскурсово́д (ekskursovód) is usually a knowledgeable specialist, working at only one specific museum.