mapmaker

noun

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

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Using this technique, mapmakers could cram most of an area's Republicans into one district, which the Republican candidate is guaranteed to win by a large margin while assuring Democrats can win the surrounding districts. Jessie Balmert, The Enquirer, 31 Oct. 2024 But to others, a mapmaker on their grounds portends apocalypse; to name things is to destroy them, these people believe. Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2024 The 25-year-old West Point graduate was a noncombatant, attached to Harney’s expedition as a mapmaker and topographer. Tim Madigan, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Oct. 2024 Imagine turning your smartphone into a noise pollution detector, your car into a mapmaker, or your laptop into a Hollywood-grade rendering machine—all while earning crypto in your sleep. Sandy Carter, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for mapmaker 

Word History

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 24 Nov. 2024.

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mapmaker

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

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