guide vs polyglot

guide

noun
  • A document or book that offers information or instruction; guidebook. 

  • Someone who guides, especially someone hired to show people around a place or an institution and offer information and explanation, or to lead them through dangerous terrain. 

  • A grooved director for a probe or knife in surgery. 

  • A sign that guides people; guidepost. 

  • A blade or channel for directing the flow of water to the buckets in a water wheel. 

  • A spirit believed to speak through a medium. 

  • A member of a group marching in formation who sets the pattern of movement or alignment for the rest. 

  • Any marking or object that catches the eye to provide quick reference. 

verb
  • to serve as a guide for someone or something; to lead or direct in a way; to conduct in a course or path. 

  • to act as a guide. 

  • to exert control or influence over someone or something. 

  • to supervise the education or training of someone. 

  • to steer or navigate, especially a ship or as a pilot. 

polyglot

noun
  • A publication in several languages; specifically, a book (especially a bible) containing several versions of the same subject matter or text in several languages. 

  • A mixture of languages or nomenclatures. 

  • One who has mastered (especially when able to speak) several languages. 

  • A file that can be interpreted validly as multiple formats. 

  • A program written to be valid in multiple programming languages. 

adj
  • Of a person: speaking, or versed in, many languages; multilingual. 

  • Containing, or made up of, several languages; specifically, of a book (especially a bible): having text translated into several languages. 

  • Comprising various (native) linguistic groups; multilingual. 

How often have the words guide and polyglot occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )