geographer

noun

ge·​og·​ra·​pher jē-ˈä-grə-fər How to pronounce geographer (audio)
: a specialist in geography

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Do geographers and geologists attend conferences held by idiots who believe the earth is flat? Michael A. Hiltzik, The Mercury News, 19 Oct. 2024 Extraordinary amid the tumult of the late 1960s, the Lab was a gathering place for computer scientists and mathematicians, geographers and social scientists, urban planners and designers — working together. Jack Dangermond, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024 The industry’s reliance on auditors, who are hired by carbon companies and frequently must travel from abroad to assess Amazon projects, has had significant consequences, said Thales West, a Brazilian environmental geographer who worked as an auditor. Júlia Ledur, Washington Post, 24 July 2024 In metro Atlanta, just three companies owned 19,000 houses at the beginning of 2022, for an 11% market share, according to research by Georgia State University geographer Taylor Shelton. Nerdwallet, The Mercury News, 9 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for geographer 

Word History

Etymology

see geography

First Known Use

1542, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of geographer was in 1542

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“Geographer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/geographer. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.

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