photographer
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Etymology
[edit]From photograph + -er, from Ancient Greek φωτός (phōtós), genitive singular of φῶς (phôs, “light”) (fōs) and γράφω (gráphō, “I write”). By surface analysis, photograph + er.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /fəˈtɒɡ.ɹə.fə/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
- (General American) IPA(key): /fəˈtɑ.ɡɹə.fɚ/
- (Indic) IPA(key): /ˌfo.ʈɵˌɡraf.ər/
Noun
[edit]photographer (plural photographers)
- (photography) One who takes photographs, typically as an occupation.
- 2015 July 3, “The Outside Land”, in The Guardian[1]:
- Award-winning Sydney photographer Stephen Dupont’s latest exhibition focuses on change and detribalisation in Papua New Guinea .
- 2024 July 15, Aïda Amer, “How photographers view the photos of Trump's assassination attempt”, in Axios[2]:
- Multiple photographers worried privately in conversations with Axios that the images from the rally could turn into a kind of "photoganda," with the Trump campaign using them to further their agenda despite the photographers' intent of capturing a news event.
Synonyms
[edit]- lensman, lenswoman, photog, tog
- photographist (dated)
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]one who takes photographs
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