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geographer

[ jee-og-ruh-fer ]

/ dʒiˈɒg rə fər /

noun

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

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Origin of geographer

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

Words nearby geographer

geofact, Geoffrey, Geoffrey of Monmouth, geog., geognosy, geographer, geographical, geographical determinism, geographical mile, geographical tongue, geographic determinism

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Example sentences from the Web for geographer

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

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