press photographer
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- noun
- /prɛs fəˈtɒɡrəfər/
- Literature
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- They had decided that a pool of twenty print reporters and one Associated Press photographer would be allowed access to the staging area that morning.
- Associated Press photographer
One Associated Press photographer, Evan Vucci, caught the perfect photo in the press room.
- One Associated Press photographer, Evan Vucci, caught the perfect photo in the press room.
Examples
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As he made his way through the throng, press photographers crowded around.
Academic text (2016) -
You may want to have press photographers meet us at the facility.
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I was a successful press photographer and had to get the shot, and it usually was just one shot you got too.
Blog text (25) -
Would you just wait, sir, for the press photographers?
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All the press photographers were coming.
Fiction book (1998) -
One Associated Press photographer, Evan Vucci, caught the perfect photo in the press room.
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Join this award-winning "Photographer of the Year," Chicago's press photographer, as he takes us through his portfolio of famous shots.
Academic text (1996) -
Press photographers cluster around a squad of cheerleaders wearing sweaters emblazoned with "FREE LANA OR BUST!" across their chests.
Fiction book (1993) -
On February 23, Mount Suribachi was taken by the Marines, and Associated Press photographer Joe Rosenthal took what is probably the best-known photo of the war, the Marines raising the flag on that volcanic cone.
Fiction book (1990) -
The press photographer arrived early to capture the event for the local newspaper.
Synonyms
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A person who takes pictures with a camera, often as a job
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A person who takes photos to report news
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A person who takes pictures for newspapers or magazines
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A person who takes photos or makes films professionally
How Professional
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a photographer who takes photographs for newspapers or other news media' is directly derivable from combining 'press' (news media/journalists) with 'photographer' (a person who takes photographs). This straightforward noun+noun compound reflects a common compositional pattern across languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily understand the MWE.
Etymology
The term press photographer comes from the word press, because newspapers were often called 'the press' after the printing press that made them. So today a press photographer is a photographer who takes pictures for newspapers or other news media.