Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

geographer

/d͡ʒiˈɑ.ɡɹə.fɚ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.56 in modern English

Syllables: ge-og-ra-pher
IPA: /d͡ʒiˈɑ.ɡɹə.fɚ/

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A specialist in geography.

Example Sentences

"Alternatively, geographers Simon Lewis and Mark Maslin have suggested that 1610 might be a better candidate for a crucial human-induced step change."
"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."

Etymology

Etymology tree Pre-Greek der. Proto-Hellenic *gayader. Ancient Greek γαῖᾰ (gaîă)clip. Ancient Greek γῆ (gê) Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-) Ancient Greek γεω- (geō-)der. English geo- English -grapher English geographer From geo- + -grapher.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /d͡ʒiˈɑ.ɡɹə.fɚ/
British English: /d͡ʒiːˈɒɡ.ɹə.fə(ɹ)/

Inflected Forms

geographers (plural)

Derived Forms

anthropogeographer biogeographer ethnogeographer hydrogeographer nongeographer ornithogeographer palaeogeographer phylogeographer phytogeographer psychogeographer pyrogeographer zoogeographer

Rhymes With

photographer choreographer biographer cinematographer oceanographer pornographer demographer lexicographer autobiographer crystallographer

Questions

How do you pronounce geographer?: The recorded pronunciation is /d͡ʒiˈɑ.ɡɹə.fɚ/.
What does geographer mean?: A specialist in geography.
Where does geographer come from?: Etymology tree Pre-Greek der. Proto-Hellenic *gayader. Ancient Greek γαῖᾰ (gaîă)clip. Ancient Greek γῆ (gê) Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-) Ancient Greek γεω- (geō-)der. English geo- English -grapher English geographer From geo- + -grapher.

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