mapmaker

noun

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

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America’s federal government employs a dizzying range of workers: mail carriers and mapmakers, firefighters and fish biologists, volcanologists positioned on tectonic-plate boundaries, cooks on Navy submarines. Charlie Tyson, The New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2025 Several mapmakers, including Apple and Google, have followed suit. Tom Dreisbach, NPR, 20 Feb. 2025 The ultimate goal isn’t to give mapmakers a bunch of business. Mary Ellen Klas, The Mercury News, 5 Mar. 2025 That allows time for consultation with states, tribes, mapmakers and other interested parties. Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 22 Jan. 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 15 Apr. 2025.

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mapmaker

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

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