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land-guide Hist. 
n. during the settlement of the West, an official of the government or a land company who met settlers and directed them to available homesteads.
See also: land agent (def. 1) land locator locator (def. 2)
- 1881 No land guide is to leave a new corner while under any difficulty, but is to remain until such is overcome, or good provision made.
- 1911 (1914) The man finds suitable land--often a very expensive job through unscrupulous land-guides.
- 1954 While there [at Didsbury, Alta] I contacted Bert Smith, the land guide, who drove me out here.
- 1881 No land guide is to leave a new corner while under any difficulty, but is to remain until such is overcome, or good provision made.