Meanings
plural geographers
- 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 CNN1 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
- Proto-Hellenic*gaya
- Ancient Greekγαῖᾰ (gaîă)clip.
- Ancient Greekγῆ (gê)
- Ancient Greekγεω- (geō-)
- Englishgeo-
- Englishgeographer
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
geographer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/geographer
“geographer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/geographer. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “geographer,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/geographer.
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