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ge⋅og⋅ra⋅pher

[jee-og-ruh-fer]
–noun
a person who specializes in geographical research, delineation, and study.

Origin:
1535–45; < LL geōgraph(us) (< Gk geōgráphos, equiv. to geō- geo- + gráphos a writer; see -graph ) + -er 1
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ge·og·ra·phy   (jē-ŏg'rə-fē)   
n.   pl. ge·og·ra·phies
  1. The study of the earth and its features and of the distribution of life on the earth, including human life and the effects of human activity.

  2. The physical characteristics, especially the surface features, of an area.

  3. A book on geography.

  4. An ordered arrangement of constituent elements: charting a geography of the mind.


[Latin geōgraphia, from Greek geōgraphiā : geō-, geo- + -graphiā, -graphy.]
ge·og'ra·pher n.
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