geometer

 [jee-om-i-ter]  

ge·om·e·ter

   [jee-om-i-ter]
noun
1.
geometrician.
2.
a geometrid moth or larva.
Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English gemeter < Late Latin geōmeter, for Latin geōmetrēs < Greek geōmétrēs, equivalent to geō- geo- + -metrēs, derivative of métron measure; see -meter
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geometer or geometrician (dʒɪˈɒmɪtə, dʒɪˌɒmɪˈtrɪʃən, ˌdʒiːəʊmɪ-)
 
—n
a person who is practised in or who studies geometry
 
geometrician or geometrician
 
—n

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