galactographer

== English == === Etymology === From galactography (“science of charting and mapping galaxies”) +‎ -er. Coined by American science fiction author Edmond Hamilton in his 1965 novelette The Shores of Infinity. === Noun === galactographer (plural galactographers) (science fiction) A specialist in galactography. ==== Related terms ==== galactographic === References === Jeff Prucher, editor (2007), “galactographer”, in Brave New Words: The Oxford Dictionary of Science Fiction, Oxford, Oxfordshire; New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 75. Jesse Sheidlower, editor (2001–2026), “galactographer n.”, in Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction.