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cartographer


car·tog·ra·pher

noun \kär-ˈtä-grə-fər\

: a person who makes maps

Full Definition of CARTOGRAPHER

:  one that makes maps
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First Known Use of CARTOGRAPHER

circa 1847

Other Cartography Terms

Robinson projection, benchmark, plat, projection, topography

Rhymes with CARTOGRAPHER

biographer, cosmographer, cryptographer, demographer, discographer, ethnographer, geographer, lithographer, mythographer, phonographer, photographer, pornographer, stenographer, typographer

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