chorographer

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UK/kɒˈɹɒɡɹəfə/

noun

Someone who describes a particular region or country.

OriginLatin chōrographus ← Ancient Greek χωρογράφος →
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Meanings

nounchorographer (plural chorographers)

plural chorographers

  1. Someone who describes a particular region or country.

    A chorographer of ours[…]gives no other reason but this, luxus omnia dissipavit, riot hath consumed all.

    1621, Democritus Junior [pseudonym; Robert Burton], The Anatomy of Melancholy, New York: New York Review Books, published 2001, →ISBN, page 107

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekχωρογράφος“describing countries”
  2. Latinchōrographus
  3. Englishchorographer

From Latin chōrographus, from Ancient Greek χωρογράφος (khōrográphos, “describing countries”), from χώρα (khṓra), χῶρος (khôros, “region, country”).

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Translations

French chorographe
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Cite this entry
APA

chorographer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chorographer

MLA

“chorographer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chorographer. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chorographer,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chorographer.

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