map-reader:
(plural: ‘map-readers’)
a person who can understand maps, and make out what kind of land is drawn on the map, or reach a destination following the directions given in the form of signs or symbols on a map,
a young map reader
On our expedition to the Andes mountains, we hired a local guide, a map-reader and a couple of porters to get us to the habitat of the mountain tapir.
When we were lost on our ‘coast to coast’ bike tour, George, posing as an expert map-reader, got us into trouble more times by reading the map wrongly than actually got us out of trouble!
Some of the hike route maps are real confusing, and the hikers find it so hard to get to their night shelters or find help in case of emergency using those maps that they literally seek the help of professional map-readers!
(a hiker reading a map)
