mapper

map  (mp)

n.

1.

a. A representation, usually on a plane surface, of a region of the earth or heavens.

b. Something that suggests such a representation, as in clarity of representation.

2. Mathematics The correspondence of elements in one set to elements in the same set or another set.

3. Slang The human face.

4. Genetics A genetic map.

tr.v. mapped, map·ping, maps

1.

a. To make a map of.

b. To depict as if on a map: Grief was mapped on his face.

2. To explore or make a survey of (a region) for the purpose of making a map.

3. To plan or delineate, especially in detail; arrange: mapping out her future.

4. Genetics To locate (a gene or DNA sequence) in a specific region of a chromosome in relation to known genes or DNA sequences.

5. Mathematics To establish a mapping of (an element or a set).

Idioms:

put on the map

To make well-known, prominent, or famous.

wipe off the map

To destroy completely; annihilate.

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[From Middle English mapemounde, from Old French mapemond, from Medieval Latin mappa (mund), map (of the world), from Latin, napkin, cloth (on which maps were drawn), perhaps of Punic origin; see npy in Semitic roots.]

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mappa·ble adj.

mapper n.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

mapper - a clerk who marks data on a chart plotter clerk - an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts)