Mapper

//ˈmæpɚ// noun

noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    One who produces a map.
  2. 2
    a clerk who marks data on a chart wordnet
  3. 3
    A designer of levels for video games.

    "As he churned out early versions of the Quake III engine, the mappers and artists felt adrift, with no direction on what to pursue."

  4. 4
    A software or hardware component that performs a mapping.

    "Throughout the Famicom's life span, Nintendo produced several ASIC mappers, which grew in capability and specialty, allowing the Famicom to break many of its own hardware rules."

Synonyms

All synonyms
atlascartographercartographercartographychartchorography

Example

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"As he churned out early versions of the Quake III engine, the mappers and artists felt adrift, with no direction on what to pursue."

Etymology

From map + -er.

Related phrases

lightning mappermind mappervideo game

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