释义 |
gaz·et·teer I. \|gazə|ti(ə)r, -iə\ noun (-s) Etymology: probably from French gazetier (formerly spelled gazettier), from gazette + -ier -er 1. a. archaic : a writer for a newspaper b. Britain : a journalist in government employment serving usually as a public-relations officer or publicist 2. obsolete : newspaper, gazette 3. [from the Gazetteer, shortened form of The Gazetteer's: or, Newsman's Interpreter: Being a Geographical Index (1693), edited by Laurence Echard died 1730 English historian] : a geographical dictionary in which names and descriptions of places are usually given in alphabetical order; often : a book in which something (as wines or restaurants) is treated especially in regard to geographical distribution and regional specialization II. transitive verb (-ed/-ing/-s) : to describe in a gazetteer |