mapmaker

noun

map·​mak·​er ˈmap-ˌmā-kər How to pronounce mapmaker (audio)
mapmaking noun

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Particularly petty is that mapmakers studied the home addresses of Republican lawmakers and, out of spite, drew Issa out of his district. Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 6 Nov. 2025 By moving more minorities out of a district and into another reliably Republican district, partisan mapmakers are able to reduce the likely Democratic voter share in that district and swing it to be a Republican-leaning district. David Patterson Soule, The Conversation, 30 Oct. 2025 In 1569, Flemish mapmaker Geert De Cremer — known by his Latinized name as Gerardus Mercator — introduced a map projection that revolutionized navigation. Big Think, 2 Sep. 2025 That is 11 in just nine years, according to University of Oklahoma student and hurricane mapmaker Michael Ferragamo. Doyle Rice, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for mapmaker

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First Known Use

1598, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of mapmaker was in 1598

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“Mapmaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mapmaker. Accessed 20 Nov. 2025.

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mapmaker

noun
map·​mak·​er ˈmap-ˌmā-kər How to pronounce mapmaker (audio)

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