The Collaborative International Dictionary
Hydrographer
Hydrographer \Hy*drog"ra*pher\, n.
One skilled in the hydrography; one who surveys, or draws
maps or charts of, the sea, lakes, or other waters, with the
adjacent shores; one who describes the sea or other waters.
--Boyle.
Wiktionary
hydrographer
n. A scientist whose speciality is hydrography.
Usage examples of "hydrographer".
Before they sat down they both saw many friends: the Hydrographer to the Admiralty gave Jack a significant look, but said no more than 'I do hope you will soon give us another paper on nutation,' while the Surveyor to the Navy, Robert Seppings, the famous architect who had strengthened the Bellona with diagonal bracing and trussing, pushed through the press to ask Captain Aubrey how the ship had stood up to the huge seas and south-westerly gales off Brest.