photographer

[fuh-tog-ruh-fer]

noun

1. a person who takes photographs, especially one who practices photography professionally.

Word History and Origins

Origin of photographer¹

First recorded in 1840–50; photograph + -er ¹

Example Sentences

Air Force One left the Egyptian resort town of Sharm el-Sheikh after a Gaza summit with more than two dozen world leaders, an AFP photographer on board said.

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Fellow photographer, Stephen Lovell-Davis, 70, from London, attempted to intervene, but was pushed to the ground and repeatedly kicked in the head.

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There was a heavy media presence at the fence line, where photographers vied to get a shot of her.

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He’s double-cast Luna and Tonatiuh as the film-within-a-film’s leads and changed the imaginary tale from a Nazi propaganda flick to a melodramatic but moving South American romance between a glamour queen and a noble photographer.

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The Harris experience prompted the museum to seek out other black photographers who had similarly recorded their communities.

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