geographer

[ jee-og-ruh-fer ]

/ dʒiˈɒg rə fər /

a person who specializes in geographical research, delineation, and study.

Nearby words

1535–45; < Late Latin geōgraph(us) (< Greek geōgráphos, equivalent to geō- geo- + gráphos a writer; see -graph) + -er¹

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To the great amazement of the geographer, a general grimace accompanied by a "pwah!"
In Search of the Castaways|Jules Verne
The geographer was sleeping like a mole in his bed, when a strong hand dragged him from his sandy couch.
In Search of the Castaways|Jules Verne
In this way with the geographer we may rapidly review and extend our knowledge of the grouping of cities.
Civics: as Applied Sociology|Patrick Geddes
A biography of Thompson, explorer and geographer who visited North Dakota in 1797.
North Dakota|Various

Strabo, a philosopher of Crete and a geographer in the time of Augustus.
A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 12 (of 15)|Robert Dodsley

Word Origin and History for geographer

1540s, from Medieval Latin geographus (see geography) + agent noun ending -er (1).