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

In North Sumatra's Medan, an AFP photographer saw murky brown floodwaters at hip level, and residents asking drivers passing their inundated homes to drive slowly to avoid splashing them.

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Faas—who had sent Mr. Út’s photographer brother on an assignment during which he was killed—may have been atoning.

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That will all change Dec. 4, when the pictures — along with others the news photographer has taken in his current hometown, Paris — will go on display at the Leica Gallery in L.A.

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In celebration of the album’s 10th anniversary, photographer Brick Stowell put on a small exhibition to honor the late Pittsburgh rapper.

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Wen pushed past photographers and charged at the actress and singer, who was attending the Asian premier for Wicked: For Good on 13 November.

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