mapmaker

map·mak·er

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [map-mey-ker]
- /ˈmæpˌmeɪ kər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [map-mey-ker]
- /ˈmæpˌmeɪ kər/

Definitions of mapmaker word

noun mapmaker a person who makes maps; cartographer. 1
noun mapmaker A cartographer. 1
noun mapmaker a person who makes geographical maps 0
noun mapmaker a person or firm that makes maps 0

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Origin of mapmaker

First appearance:

before 1765

One of the 46% newest English words

First recorded in 1765-75; map + maker

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Parts of speech for Mapmaker

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mapmaker popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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Synonyms for mapmaker

noun mapmaker

surveyor — a person whose occupation is surveying.
mapper — a representation, usually on a flat surface, as of the features of an area of the earth or a portion of the heavens, showing them in their respective forms, sizes, and relationships according to some convention of representation: a map of Canada.
topographer — a specialist in topography.
cartographer — A cartographer is a person whose job is drawing maps.
geodesist — the branch of applied mathematics that deals with the measurement of the shape and area of large tracts of country, the exact position of geographical points, and the curvature, shape, and dimensions of the earth.

All 6 Synonyms of mapmaker