What would "terra rector" logically translate to from Latin?

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I threw it into Google translate and it told me it meant "the guide". Now, I m pretty certain that terra means earth. And according to a separate search, rector means either guide or ruler. But I can t find any info on what it would mean together. How did Google arrive at the guide??? 
Someone please help me make sense of this 😅

Squidmaster · Answer

Rector refers to a person who guides based on wisdom or knowledge, thus it also meaning ruler.
By calling it a Terra Rector, an Earth Guide, you're saying its a perspon who guides across terrain. What we today call a Guide.

Erik Van Thienen · Answer

If it's in the context of geocaching, somebody _tried_ to translate 'Land Master' into Latin, but didn't know that Latin is heavily inflected! He should have tried 'Master of the Land(s)' and then he would have probably arrived at "terrae rector" or "terrarum rector".

brett · Answer

Travel guide, as opposed to some other type of guide.

The First Dragon · Answer

I assume it means a travel guide, somebody who can guide through strange lands, or  a guide for the blind.  
And then, metaphorically, it might mean a guide in the broader sense.

What would "terra rector" logically translate to from Latin?

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