topographer
[tuh-pog-ruh-fer]
- a specialist in topography.
- a person who describes the surface features of a place or region.
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Origin of topographer
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Examples from the Web for topographer
Contemporary Examples
Morris, who spent a decade as an Atlanta topographer, didn't really like to work.
Historical Examples
In this instance, his drawings throughout are in pencil, and he is his own topographer.
De Libris: Prose and VerseAustin Dobson
The Earth was spread out like a topographer's map, far below.
And Then the Town Took OffRichard Wilson
This at least seems to be an innovation since the days of the Imperial topographer.
Sketches from the Subject and Neighbour Lands of VeniceEdward A. Freeman
I named it after Mr. Homan, the topographer of the expedition.
Along Alaska's Great RiverFrederick Schwatka
"There was certainly a chance that it would," replied the topographer.
The Boy With the U. S. SurveyFrancis Rolt-Wheeler