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单词 map-reader
释义

map-readern.

Brit. /ˈmapˌriːdə/, U.S. /ˈmæpˌridər/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: map n.1, reader n.
Etymology: < map n.1 + reader n. Compare later map-reading n., map-read v.
A person who map-reads or who is skilled in map-reading.
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1858 J. S. Phelps Let. to Citizens of Arkansas rel. Pacific Railroad 15/2 Suppose the assertion correct—and every map-reader can see cause for disputing it—shall all tho States lying to the west of the Alleganies..be compelled to go down to El Paso?
1929 Oakland (Calif.) Tribune 25 Feb. 15/2 I mean he'll always be hopping hither and thither and a girl would have to be a map-reader to keep track of him.
1967 N. Mailer Why are we in Vietnam? viii. 127 He and D.J. are map readers..and compass hounds.
1988 J. Purseglove Taming Flood ii. 36 A maze of switchback lanes which seem determined to throw off even the most diligent map-reader.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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