topographer

[ tuh-pog-ruh-fer ]

/ təˈpɒg rə fər /

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noun

a specialist in topography.

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

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Origin of topographer

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

Everyone from government topographers and fur traders to missionaries imposing their beliefs onto Indigenous communities headed across the Mississippi River toward the Midwest.
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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
The Topographer says he "describes with the language of a master, the artless scenes of uncultivated nature."
On the Portraits of English Authors on Gardening,|Samuel Felton
The old topographer informs us that in the time of Richard II.
A History of the Cries of London|Charles Hindley

Surely Thackeray, especially in the “Ballads,” mentions many places not alluded to by the new topographer.
Lost Leaders|Andrew Lang
And the feature which strikes the topographer is of course that which would naturally give the name.
The River-Names of Europe|Robert Ferguson
We pursued them through passages and halls whose confused arrangement would craze the best military topographer.
Saragossa|Benito Prez Galds