geographer
|ge-og-ra-pher|
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/dʒiˈɑːɡrəfər/
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/dʒiˈɒɡrəfə(r)/
one who describes or studies the earth
Etymology
'geographer' originates from Ancient Greek, specifically the word 'geographos', where 'geo-' meant 'earth' and 'graphein' meant 'to write'.
'geographos' passed into Late Latin as 'geographus' and via Medieval Latin/Middle English (e.g. Middle English 'geografer') the word developed into the modern English 'geographer'.
Initially it meant 'one who writes or describes the earth', and over time the sense broadened to the modern meaning 'a person who studies or researches the Earth's surface, regions, and human-environment relationships'.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
a person who studies geography, including the Earth's surface, climates, countries, populations, and the relationships between people and their environments.
The geographer mapped how urban growth affected local rivers.
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Noun 2
a specialist who describes or writes about particular regions, landscapes, or spatial phenomena (often in academic or descriptive works).
As a geographer, she published several papers on coastal erosion.
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Last updated: 2025/10/11 02:00