cartographer

[ kahr-tog-ruh-fer ]
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noun
  1. a person engaged in cartography, or the production of maps.

Origin of cartographer

1
First recorded in 1840–50; equivalent to cart(e) + -o- + -graph + -er1

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How to use cartographer in a sentence

  • The cartographers of the middle ages, with incredible ignorance, misplaced in general every locality.

    Astronomical Myths | John F. Blake