geographer

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UK/d͡ʒiːˈɒɡ.ɹə.fə(ɹ)/US/d͡ʒiˈɑ.ɡɹə.fɚ/Australia/d͡ʒiːˈɔɡ.ɹə.fə(ɹ)/

noun

A specialist in geography.

Meanings

noungeographer (plural geographers)

plural geographers

  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
    1 more example

    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

Origin

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

From geo- + -grapher.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Afrikaans geograaf
  • geograafa specialist in geography
Ancient Greek γεωγράφος
  • γεωγράφος (geōgráphos)a specialist in geography
Arabic جُغْرَافِيّ, جُغْرَافِيَّة
  • جُغْرَافِيّ (juḡrāfiyy)a specialist in geography
  • جُغْرَافِيَّة (juḡrāfiyya)a specialist in geography
Basque geografo
  • geografoa specialist in geography
Bengali ভূগোলবিদ
  • ভূগোলবিদ (bhugōlbid)a specialist in geography
Bulgarian геогра́ф, геогра́фка
  • геогра́ф (geográf)a specialist in geography
  • геогра́фка (geográfka)a specialist in geography
Catalan geògraf
  • geògrafa specialist in geography
Chinese Mandarin 地理學家 /地理学家
  • 地理學家 /地理学家 (dìlǐxuéjiā)a specialist in geography
Czech geograf, zeměpisec
  • geografa specialist in geography
  • zeměpiseca specialist in geography
Danish geograf
  • geografa specialist in geography
Dutch geograaf, geografe
  • geograafa specialist in geography
  • geografea specialist in geography
  • aardrijkskundigea specialist in geography
Esperanto geografo, geografino
  • geografoa specialist in geography
  • geografinoa specialist in geography
Estonian geograaf
  • geograafa specialist in geography
Finnish maantieteilijä
  • maantieteilijäa specialist in geography
French géographe
  • géographea specialist in geography
German Geograf, Geografin
  • Geografa specialist in geography
  • Geografina specialist in geography
  • Geographa specialist in geography
  • Geographina specialist in geography
Greek γεωγράφος
  • γεωγράφος (geográfos)a specialist in geography
Hebrew גיאוגרף, גֵּאוֹגְרָף
  • גיאוגרף (gyeagraf)a specialist in geography
  • גֵּאוֹגְרָף (geagraf)a specialist in geography
Hindi भूगोलवेत्ता
  • भूगोलवेत्ता (bhūgolvettā)a specialist in geography
Hungarian földrajztudós, geográfus
  • földrajztudósa specialist in geography
  • geográfusa specialist in geography
Icelandic landfræðingur
  • landfræðingura specialist in geography
Indonesian ahli geografi
  • ahli geografia specialist in geography
Irish tíreolaí, geografaí
  • tíreolaía specialist in geography
  • geografaía specialist in geography
Italian geografo, geografa
  • geografoa specialist in geography
  • geografaa specialist in geography
Japanese 地理学者
  • 地理学者 (chirigakusha)a specialist in geography
Korean 지리학자
  • 지리학자 (jirihakja)a specialist in geography
Latvian ģeogrāfs, ģeogrāfe
  • ģeogrāfsa specialist in geography
  • ģeogrāfea specialist in geography
Lithuanian geografas, geografė
  • geografasa specialist in geography
  • geografėa specialist in geography
Malay geografi
  • geografia specialist in geography
Māori kaimātai matawhenua
  • kaimātai matawhenuaa specialist in geography
Norwegian Bokmål geograf
  • geografa specialist in geography
Persian جغرافیادان
  • جغرافیادان (joġrâfiyâdân)a specialist in geography
Polish geograf, geografka
  • geografa specialist in geography
  • geografkaa specialist in geography
Portuguese geógrafo, geógrafa
  • geógrafoa specialist in geography
  • geógrafaa specialist in geography
Romanian geograf, geografă
  • geografa specialist in geography
  • geografăa specialist in geography
Russian гео́граф
  • гео́граф (geógraf)a specialist in geography
Slovak geograf
  • geografa specialist in geography
Spanish geógrafo, geógrafa
  • geógrafoa specialist in geography
  • geógrafaa specialist in geography
Swahili mwanajiografia
  • mwanajiografiaa specialist in geography
Swedish geograf
  • geografa specialist in geography
Tagalog heograpo
  • heograpoa specialist in geography
Thai นักภูมิศาสตร์
  • นักภูมิศาสตร์ (nák-puu-mí-sàat)a specialist in geography
Turkish coğrafyacı
  • coğrafyacıa specialist in geography
Ukrainian гео́граф
  • гео́граф (heóhraf)a specialist in geography
Urdu جغرافیہ دان
  • جغرافیہ دان (juġrāfiya dān)a specialist in geography
Vietnamese nhà địa lý
  • nhà địa lýa specialist in geography
Welsh daearyddwr
  • daearyddwra specialist in geography
Yiddish געאָגראַף
  • געאָגראַף (geograf)a specialist in geography
Cite this entry
APA

geographer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/geographer

MLA

“geographer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/geographer. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “geographer,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/geographer.

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