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topographer

[tuh-pog-ruh-fer]

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noun

a specialist in topography.

a person who describes the surface features of a place or region.

RELATED WORDS

cartographer, assessor, measurer, surveyor, mapper, mapmaker

Nearby words

Origin of topographer

1595–1605; < Greek topográph(os) topographer (see topo-, -graph) + -er¹

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for topographer

Morris, who spent a decade as an Atlanta topographer, didn't really like to work.
The Man Who Fell for 'King Con'|Gina Piccalo|December 1, 2010|DAILY BEAST
This at least seems to be an innovation since the days of the Imperial topographer.
Sketches from the Subject and Neighbour Lands of Venice|Edward A. Freeman
"Certainly," replied the topographer, and drawing his hand from his pocket, he showed it open to the boy.
The Boy With the U. S. Survey|Francis Rolt-Wheeler
His ability as a topographer was remarkable, and he knew the trans-Mississippi country as did few others.
Early Western Travels 1748-1846, v. 27|Various

When the topographer reached the summit the instruments were there but the Teniente had fled.
The Andes of Southern Peru|Isaiah Bowman
And the feature which strikes the topographer is of course that which would naturally give the name.
The River-Names of Europe|Robert Ferguson