geographer

noun

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

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Related article Massive sinkhole threatens to swallow West Virginia police department Takashi Oguchi, a geographer from the University of Tokyo, said sinkholes are rare in Japan, where most roads are built on unconsolidated fluvial and marine sediments. Yumi Asada, Chris Lau and Minori Konishi, CNN, 31 Jan. 2025 Garrett Dash Nelson, a historical geographer who focuses on the relationship between community structures and political ideology, analyzed the election results and U.S. Census demographic data for Massachusetts’ municipalities to better understand which communities lurched more conservative. Karissa Waddick, USA TODAY, 30 Nov. 2024 The geographers might have kept counting, turning their attention to the mainland, where even in the absence of water, islands abound. Donovan Hohn, Harper's Magazine, 2 July 2024 Durrell’s definition—a little world surrounded by the sea—is superior to the one proposed by the fastidious geographers. Donovan Hohn, Harper's Magazine, 2 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 7 Feb. 2025.

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