topographer
- noun
- /təˈprɒɡrəfə/
:
topógrafo
- The topographer carefully noted the elevation changes while mapping the terrain for the new hiking trails.
- topographers and geologists
- survey for topographers
Examples
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Topographers accompanied or preceded military expeditions, like the missions of Gustave Borgnis-Desbordes and Joseph S. Gallieni into the western Sudan.
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Under the heading of military considerations, the topographers with the mission were to obtain information on village fortifications, the best way to attack villages, and sources of food provisions.
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On the Wheeler survey in 1871, topographers recorded measurements.
Academic text (2003) -
Fright writ like letters on a map where topographers label some territory.
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Military surveyors, also known as topographers, played an important role in that geographical conquest of West Africa (Gallieni 1887).
Academic text (1994) -
The topographers assigned to those military columns not only surveyed future railroad corridors but also opened routes to facilitate troop movements against resistance forces.
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This practice was in keeping with the survey process; for topographers or geologists, cloud formations at any given moment were transient and incidental to the structure of a view.
Academic text (2003) -
For example, topographers would record a mountain as a set of measurements, which a cartographer would later condense into a set of contour lines, enabling the ready visual apprehension of the mountain as a topographic fact.
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After the carnage had passed, a survivor, the wife of Otter Heart, reportedly approached Lieutenant G. K. Warren, an army topographer who was inspecting what remained of the camp, and gave him one or more "good conduct" certificates her family had previously received from either an army officer or an Indian agent because, in the mind of the issuing party, this family was not perceived to be among the "hostiles."
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After weeks of exploration, the topographer presented a detailed map showing all the rivers and mountains in the area.
Synonyms
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5.3
A person who measures land and marks property boundaries
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A person who makes maps
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3.5
A person who draws maps using computer tools
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A person who draws maps
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A person who makes maps or marks information on charts
A person who makes maps and records land features like hills and rivers
Surface Forms
Morphology
topographer = topography (semi-transparent) = topo + graph + er
The word is built from the topography family plus the agent/instrument suffix -er, but the exact professional meaning is somewhat specialized.
Etymology
Topographer comes from the Greek parts topo- ('place') and -graph ('to write' or 'to draw'), the same -graph you see in photograph and graph. A topographer is literally a 'place-writer' who draws the shape of the land, which is why they make detailed maps of hills, rivers, and other features.