photofinisher
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4.9
A person or shop that develops film and prints photos
- noun
- /ˈfoʊtoʊˌfɪnɪʃər/
:
laboratorio fotográfico
- You can take your film to the local photofinisher to have it developed and printed.
Examples
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After the wedding, we sent our film to a professional photofinisher to get beautiful photographs.
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Even before the digital age, the photofinisher had much more control over the picture than most non-printing photographers would have guessed.
Academic text (2003) -
The photofinisher provided quick service, delivering high-quality prints within just a few hours.
Surface Forms
photofinisher singular
photofinishers plural
Morphology
Etymology
The word photofinisher joins photo ('light' or 'picture', as in photograph) and finisher (from 'finish', 'to complete'), so a photofinisher is a person, business, or machine that 'completes' photos by developing, printing, or making them ready.