geographer
noun
a person who specializes in geographical research, delineation, and study.
geographers
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pluralof geographer.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Brown uses mapping software and consults academic geographers to determine precisely where the land ends and ocean begins, and confirm the coordinates within one meter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 23, 2026
While geographers and Earth scientists have historically focused on meandering rivers, the majority of the planet's waterways are wandering, multi-threaded rivers, he said.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 24, 2024
In 2021, she arranged for geographers and students from Christopher Newport University in Newport News, Va., to use ground-penetrating radar, electrical resistivity tomography and other technologies to peer under the earth at Jungfernhof.
From New York Times ● Jan. 27, 2023
Maps were created by geographers who collected information about the known world through either their own observations or knowledge disseminated by others.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 2022
Questions that emerge from worldwide comparisons of human societies formerly attracted much attention from historians and geographers.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
