a journalist who writes for a gazette
"The veteran journalist was surprised to learn that his new role as a town gazetteer required him to write about local history instead of breaking news."
a geographical dictionary (as at the back of an atlas)
"The hikers consulted the gazetteer in their atlas to find the exact coordinates of the hidden waterfall before setting out."
journalist
"When I couldn't find the coordinates for that remote village on my map, I consulted the old gazetteer to locate its exact position."
A geographic dictionary or encyclopedia, sometimes found as an index to an atlas.
To describe in a gazetteer.
"The traveler consulted the old map to see how each village was described in the regional gazetteer."