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I Thought The Term Was (none / 0) (#27)
by squeaky on Wed Mar 05, 2008 at 03:00:24 PM EST
Cartographer.

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they are colloquially interchangeable (5.00 / 1) (#28)
by Kathy on Wed Mar 05, 2008 at 03:04:20 PM EST
but in the "trade" a cartographer can also be someone who restores or just collects maps, while a cartographist is someone who definitely makes maps.  Trust me, if you have one in the family, you know every single boring distinction.

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Really? (none / 0) (#33)
by squeaky on Wed Mar 05, 2008 at 03:12:46 PM EST
Can't find a definition for cartographist in google (define:cartographist) but if you have one in your family, you must know. The synonym for cartographer is map maker, which I would bet is the most common term these days. I doubt that the cartographer's gender came into play.

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trust me (none / 0) (#34)
by Kathy on Wed Mar 05, 2008 at 03:37:11 PM EST
every year at Thanksgiving, it's the cartographist who puts us all to sleep-not the turkey.  Unsurprisingly, he's not on the internet and doesn't like cell phones and says things like, "oh, my, is it an election year again?"

Wow, this is so OT.  Sorry!  I'll stop now!

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