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mapmaker

[map-may-ker] / ˈmæpˌmeɪ kər /
NOUN
cartographer
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In Maggie O’Farrell’s novel, an Irish mapmaker and his family endure poverty and take strength from a connection to the mystic past.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026

But the mapmaker is still deciding which things to show and which things not to show.

From BBC ● Nov. 25, 2023

The mapmaker was something of a Renaissance man — relatives said he pursued photography, worked as a chauffeur and served as an executive with the Screen Extras Guild, then a union for background actors.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 13, 2023

Google started off as a kind of mapmaker for the internet, but through its phenomenal success gradually became the architect of the World Wide Web.

From Slate ● Mar. 1, 2023

“Smart girl. A mapmaker, better than anyone, should know which way to go.”

From "Paradise on Fire" by Jewell Parker Rhodes


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