mapmaker

[ map-mey-ker ]

noun

1. a person who makes maps; cartographer.

Word History and Origins

Origin of mapmaker¹

First recorded in 1765–75; map + maker

Example Sentences

Since those districts are all extremely blue, that will provide mapmakers with an opportunity to add Democratic votes to nearby districts that might not be as safe, such as the 11th.

From FiveThirtyEight

A typical Chosen One narrative, the story centers on a teenage orphan named Alina, who works as a mapmaker on the front lines for a perpetually war-torn country called Ravka.

From Vox

Over the centuries, mapmakers have come up with many different types.

From Science News For Students

By the time the famous mapmaker Edward Stanford published his meticulous sheet maps in 1862, London’s population was over 3 million, and the residential grid of my neighborhood, including my own road, resembled what it is today.

From Washington Post

Since the late 19th century, mapmakers have experimented with various graphic techniques for displaying presidential election results.

From MIT Technology Review

He is a mapmaker, the companion whisperingly replied, and hes got an immense stock of old maps on hand.

From Project Gutenberg

He ran his finger over the angular shapes the mapmaker had drawn around Benevento.

From Project Gutenberg

The vast tortuous landscape spread out below him like a relief map in a mapmaker's nightmare.

From Project Gutenberg

He knew it better than anyone else, certainly better than any mapmaker.

From Project Gutenberg