map-reader

1. 1.

   a person who can read maps

   “he is a good map-reader”

   Broaderreader

Questions about map-reader

What does map-reader mean?

map-reader means "a person who can read maps".

How many syllables are in map-reader?

map-reader has 4 syllables and divides as ma-p-re-a-der under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

Is map-reader a common word?

map-reader is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.