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mapper

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /ˈmæpɚ/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

One who produces a map.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: cartographer

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A designer of levels for video games.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: video-games

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A software or hardware component that performs a mapping.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: business, computing, electrical-engineering, electricity, electromagnetism, electronics, energy, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

a clerk who marks data on a chart

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: plotter

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: clerk

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English map Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English mapper From map + -er.

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: cartographe — one who maps
  • Hindi: मापक (māpak) — one who maps
  • Spanish: mapeador — one who maps
  • Vietnamese: nhà lập bản đồ — one who maps
  • Vietnamese: người lập bản đồ — one who maps
  • Vietnamese: nhà vẽ bản đồ — one who maps
  • Vietnamese: người vẽ bản đồ — one who maps