documentarian

Also doc·u·men·ta·rist

[dok-yuh-men-tair-ee-uhn, -muhn-]

noun

1. Movies, Television.,  a filmmaker, producer, etc., who specializes in documentaries.

2. a writer, photographer, or other artist whose work constitutes a document or documentary of an aspect of life.

documentarian

/ ˌdɒkjʊmənˈtɛərɪən /

noun

1. a person who makes documentary films

Word History and Origins

Origin of documentarian¹

First recorded in 1940–45; document(ary) + -arian

Example Sentences

“Riefenstahl,” Andres Veiel’s scrupulous, powerful documentary about the documentarian’s efforts to rehabilitate her image and art — a biography folded into an investigation — amounts to one big “not so fast” of a response.

From Los Angeles Times

Bookmark this site and revisit all weekend to see new actors, directors, documentarians and international icons who couldn’t wait to say hi to us.

From Los Angeles Times

While usually entertaining, documentarians will seldom capture something truly insightful about the life of a pop star.

From Salon

“With all respect to documentarians and filmmakers, it takes a long time to really understand how things work,” Guibert says.

From Los Angeles Times

Serra is a committed minimalist with a penchant for long takes and it makes him an unusually observant, artfully focused documentarian.

From Los Angeles Times