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gaz⋅et⋅teer

  [gaz-i-teer]
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–noun
1. a geographical dictionary.
2. Archaic. a journalist, esp. one appointed and paid by the government.
Origin:
1605–15; gazette + -eer
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gaz·et·teer   (gāz'ĭ-tîr')   
n.  

  1. A geographic dictionary or index.

  2. Archaic A writer for a gazette; a journalist.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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