photographer
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2.5
- noun
- /fəˈtɑːɡrəfər/
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fotógrafo
- I am a photographer as a side hustle.
- a photographer takes photographs
- a professional photographer
- reporters and photographers
Before the meal, Trump gave pool photographers some simple directions.
- Before the meal, Trump gave pool photographers some simple directions.
- And then she's harassing that photographer to get the proofs.
- It is hard not to see the deep love of this photographer for his subjects.
- Every single photographer should own one of these.
- A gallery pass after the photographs of French photographer Sophie Ristelhuber.
- We love to have the photographer here with us in the building.
- And then I booked a photographer today so we could go shoot.
- My guest today is an educator, A photographer, A Blogger.
- He was a famous photographer for extreme sports.
- Mike Playback, our photographer, Ian Mackey, Chris Ray, Martin Fobes.
- She's a fantastic photographer and she's just, she's awesome.
- It was being a waiter and being a wedding photographer.
- Before that, he was a street photographer.
- Not shot through the eyes of the photographers.
Examples
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As a professional photographer, she specializes in portraits and events.
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The photographer wants photos of the couple at the pool.
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Every single photographer should own one of these.
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We love to have the photographer here with us in the building.
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I have the opportunity to intern under a field photographer this summer at a local news station.
Academic text (1999) -
It is hard not to see the deep love of this photographer for his subjects.
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He was a famous photographer for extreme sports.
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He's a nature photographer with some government grants.
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The scene explodes with a flash as a photographer captures the instant.
Fiction book (1991) -
Ron Sanford, professional photographer and writer, will reveal secrets of successful photography and publishing.
Academic text (1999)
Synonyms
11
3.4
A camera person who records photos or video for news reports
3
8.8
A person who takes pictures for newspapers or magazines
1
8.4
A man whose job is taking photos
1
8.6
A person who takes photos or makes films professionally
A woman who takes photos for a living
Compounds
How Skilled
Surface Forms
Morphology
photographer = photograph (transparent) = photo + graph + er
The agentive suffix '-er' transparently means 'a person who does X' when attached to the familiar base 'photograph'.
Etymology
Photographer comes from Greek parts photo- meaning 'light' and -graph meaning 'to write'. So a photographer is like someone who 'writes with light', which helps explain why they take pictures by using light.