documentarian
Americannoun
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Movies, Television. a filmmaker, producer, etc., who specializes in documentaries.
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a writer, photographer, or other artist whose work constitutes a document or documentary of an aspect of life.
noun
Etymology
Origin of documentarian
First recorded in 1940–45; document(ary) + -arian
Example Sentences
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Freeman Dyson, a physicist of considerable probity, put it well to documentarian Jon Else in his film “The Day After Trinity.”
From Salon
Ye gave the documentarian full access with no editorial oversight, besides one moment in which he tells the camera that he wants the film to be about mental health.
From Los Angeles Times
There are many different types of photographers or documentarians, and I think that we all have a different style.
From Los Angeles Times
“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
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