geographer

What it means

1. A specialist in geography.

   Alternatively, geographers Simon Lewis and Mark Maslin have suggested that 1610 might be a better candidate for a crucial human-induced step change.

   2016 September 8, Noel Castree, “Has humans’ impact brought about a new era for the Earth?”, in CNN

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   Some experts, such as geographer Jared Diamond in his 2005 book, “Collapse,” used Easter Island as a cautionary tale of how the exploitation of limited resources can result in catastrophic population decline, ecological devastation and the destruction of a society through infighting.

   2024 September 14, Katie Hunt, “New evidence upends contentious Easter Island theory, scientists say”, in CNN

In a sentence

Alternatively, geographers Simon Lewis and Mark Maslin have suggested that 1610 might be a better candidate for a crucial human-induced step change.

2016 September 8, Noel Castree, “Has humans’ impact brought about a new era for the Earth?”, in CNN

Where it comes from

1. Proto-Hellenic*gaya
2. Ancient Greekγαῖᾰ (gaîă)clip.
3. Ancient Greekγῆ (gê)
4. Ancient Greekγεω- (geō-)
5. Englishgeo-
6. Englishgeographer

From geo- + -grapher.