How to Use cartographer in a Sentence

cartographer

noun
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  • It is run by cartographers and friends who also run a cafe, library and gallery on the first floor.
    — Mary Louise Schumacher, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2018
  • The court ordered Allen and a cartographer, David Ely, to begin working on a new map.
    — Mike Cason | McAson@al.com, al, 5 Sep. 2023
  • But there were other forces at work: war, fire, pestilence, and the cartographer’s pen.
    — Weston Williams, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 July 2017
  • Your first instinct might be to grab the cartographer and do a field sobriety test.
    — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 1 Feb. 2022
  • The map-making daughter of renowned cartographer tries to solve the mystery of her father’s death.
    — The California Independent Booksellers Alliance, Los Angeles Times, 27 Apr. 2022
  • And it was drawn by somebody who was there for some time rather than a cartographer who just stopped by for a short period.
    — Mark St. John Erickson | Ap, Washington Post, 26 May 2017
  • The courts asked lawyers for the state and for the plaintiffs to submit names of cartographers the court should consider using to draw a map, should that be necessary.
    — Mike Cason | McAson@al.com, al, 28 July 2023
  • If the court rejects the map, a special master and cartographer appointed by the court will draw a new map to be used in next year’s elections.
    — Mike Cason | McAson@al.com, al, 13 Aug. 2023
  • But that hasn't stopped Key Map owner and cartographer Steve Hubbs from ushering in a new class of clientele.
    — Jay R. Jordan, Chron, 2 Sep. 2021
  • In this new version, cartographer Kenneth Field wanted to include all votes — not just those of the victor in each area.
    — Eliza McCarthy, Daily Intelligencer, 9 Mar. 2018
  • Last month, the court appointed a new cartographer, selecting David Ely from a list of names suggested by the state and plaintiffs in the case.
    — Mike Cason | McAson@al.com, al, 5 Sep. 2023
  • And every cartographer faces the same challenge: How to maintain the accuracy of a sprawling map in a world that can change from one moment to the next?
    — Alex Davies, WIRED, 30 May 2018
  • When Alessandro Masnaghetti, who’s the best cartographer of vineyards, wants to work with us, that says something.
    — Erik Schatzker, Bloomberg.com, 15 Jan. 2018
  • The process of creating a new map begins with state cartographers, who produce the actual road map.
    — Washington Post, 2 July 2019
  • Could these be the Fortunate Isles sketched by ancient Greek cartographers?
    — National Geographic, 10 Jan. 2020
  • It was drawn in 1452 as one of only three world maps Venetian cartographer Giovanni Leardo drew and signed.
    — Jennifer Billock, Smithsonian, 18 July 2017
  • The labels are also placed in locations that do not obstruct the features of the map itself, as if written in by a real cartographer.
    — Jay Bennett, Popular Mechanics, 17 Aug. 2016
  • The notepads and coasters on the table are lined up with military precision; the 19th-century map of the US on his wall suggests a cartographer's love of detail.
    — Frank Rose, WIRED, 1 Apr. 2003
  • Compare that with job listings for cartographers, one of the few fast-growing jobs that is male-dominated.
    — Claire Cain Miller, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2017
  • In addition to being my brother-in-law, William was a cartographer, author of 10 books, boater, my mentor, the subject of my most recent book, and a suicide.
    — The Week Us, theweek, 30 Apr. 2024
  • A century and a half later, cartographers are still using the technique.
    — Betsy Mason, National Geographic, 16 Mar. 2017
  • Nathaniel Persily, a cartographer who the court had lined up for that possibility, withdrew on Monday, the court said in an order.
    — Mike Cason | McAson@al.com, al, 25 July 2023
  • Lands that still deserve this cartographer's omen, however, can be counted on one hand.
    — Christie Wilcox, Discover Magazine, 25 June 2013
  • How does a singing cartographer differ from someone relieving himself in the woods?
    — Washington Post, 16 Dec. 2021
  • My abuela moved to the U.S. with my grandpa in the late '60s, led a successful career as a cartographer, tasted the American Dream, got divorced in the '70s, and dedicated the rest of her life to raising her two kids.
    — Maya Georgi, refinery29.com, 29 Apr. 2020
  • Those who buy maps from the village cartographer can venture into the ocean or forest terrain, where mysteries await.
    — Gieson Cacho, The Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2017
  • The story is about a concubine of Grenada’s royal court, Fatima, and her friend Hassan, the court’s cartographer.
    — Andrew Liptak, The Verge, 30 Dec. 2018
  • With just two pounds in her pocket and a mule to carry her luggage, Stark, a cartographer, went into the desert to find the mountain hideouts of an ancient sect that famously kept the Mongols at bay for more than 200 years.
    — Claire Turrell, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Mar. 2023
  • No wonder he is often referred to as a cosmic cartographer.
    — Corey S Powell, Discover Magazine, 16 June 2013
  • Locals pulled out all the stops, with hands-on ikebana, gagaku (imperial court music) by the sea at Sumiyoshi Grand Shrine, and a shamisen and classical dance recital in a former cartographer's residence.
    — Kate Crockett, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Dec. 2023

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