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lensman

American  
[lenz-muhn] / ˈlɛnz mən /

noun

Informal.
lensmen plural
  1. a photographer.


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Etymology

Origin of lensman

First recorded in 1950–55; lens + -man

Example Sentences

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The lensman didn’t just work in the fashion industry.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 2, 2022

Rau to release limited edition photos taken by the lensman.

From Fox News • Jun. 1, 2020

Footage captures his hands absolutely covered with jungle insects as he tries to frame a shot perfectly — the lensman scarcely paying any mind to the pests as he works.

From Washington Times • Aug. 20, 2017

But seeing a single image by seminal French lensman Henri Cartier-Bresson persuaded him that photography was what he needed to be doing.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 21, 2017

At the A.P.’s rival news agency, U.P.I., the Japanese lensman Kiyochi Sawada also won a Pulitzer, and after he was killed in Cambodia, Kent Potter, a brash Quaker kid from Philadelphia, became U.P.I.’s star.

From New York Times • May 12, 2012

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