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Whats the person called who updates war maps

English Language & Usage Asked on February 15, 2021

If you picture in any war movie, you’ll have three or four people standing around moving components on a war map. What are those people called? Cartographers, Mapmakers, or Map operators?

“And where is that Blood ridge you mentioned?” Seamus asked. “There,”
the monk said pointing a chubby finger at a spot on the map 100 yards
behind Boru’s encampment. “Lugaid, I think we found our new
mapmaker.”


Cartographers?
Mapmakers?
Map operators?

One Answer

In British English at least, this job role would have been a 'plotter', as someone who plotted the position of objects on the map.

Correct answer by NickK on February 15, 2021

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