documentarian
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- noun
- /ˌdɒkjʊˈmɛnˌtɛəriən/
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documentalista
- Also at the studio today is the famous documentarian, Alfred Maysles, who Apfel lovingly calls the "granddaddy of documentary film."
- Oscar-winning documentarian
- winning documentarian
- award-winning documentarian
And certainly that's not the job of a documentarian as I see it.
- And certainly that's not the job of a documentarian as I see it.
- I think the best documentarian alive right now is a guy named Chris Smith.
- Yes, it's shocking and disturbing to me as a documentarian.
- And that, that, that can make your life easier as a, as a documentarian.
- He said it to an interview given to the media or to a documentarian.
- My next guest is an author, Emmy winning documentarian, certified MacArthur genius and Harvard professor.
- Is it that of a documentarian?
- What did you do to piss off this documentarian?
- But for me personally was recently we had Werner Herzog, great filmmaker, director, documentarian.
- Guess this documentarian forgot to document that the fallout with her dad caused lasting damage.
- Matika Wilber, Native American photographer and documentarian, is doing just that, allowing culture to speak for itself.
- And we thought following on the heels of our our documentarian.
- You're meant to think that maybe Bruce died in the in the explosion in that I'm a homicidal documentarian.
Examples
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In his latest film, the documentarian explores the journey of immigrants seeking a better life.
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Matika Wilber, Native American photographer and documentarian, is doing just that, allowing culture to speak for itself.
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I think the best documentarian alive right now is a guy named Chris Smith.
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You said you wanted to be a real documentarian.
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And certainly that's not the job of a documentarian as I see it.
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I am a filmmaker and documentarian.
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If Schmidt came to the attention of critics and historians at all, it was as a tough, committed documentarian.
Academic text (2003) -
Michael Harlan Turkell is a documentarian when it comes to the restaurant world.
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Today's guest is a documentarian, A journalist, an instigator of sorts.
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Conventional documentarians working in poor places often try hard not to perpetuate colonial relationships while they work.
Blog text (28)
Synonyms
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A person who makes films or photos that show real people and events
A person who makes films about real events or people
Surface Forms
Morphology
documentarian = documentary (semi-transparent) = document + arian
The base 'documentary' is clear, but the suffix '-an' indicating a person associated with documentaries may not be immediately obvious.
Etymology
Documentarian comes from document, which comes from the Latin docere meaning 'to teach'. A helpful way to remember the film sense is to think of a documentarian as someone who 'teaches' or shows real people and events on film.