cosmographer en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /kɒzˈmɒɡɹəfə/ (UK)
Etymology
From cosmography + -er, corresponding to cosmo- + -grapher.
Meanings
- A scientist specializing in understanding and describing the nature of the universe.
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(obsolete) Someone who describes the world; a geographer or anthropologist.
And if it be (as Cosmographers report) that there are Nations, who receive and admit a Dogge to be their King, it must necessarily follow, that they give a certaine interpretations to his voice and moving.
1603, Michel de Montaigne, chapter 12, in John Florio, transl., The Essayes […], book II, London: […] Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| cosmographers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |