photographer

A2
US /fəˈtɑ.ɡɹə.fɚ/ UK /fəˈtɒɡ.ɹə.fə/
noun Freq #4694

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    One who takes photographs, typically as an occupation.

    Award-winning Sydney photographer Stephen Dupont’s latest exhibition focuses on change and detribalisation in Papua New Guinea .

  2. 2
    noun

    someone who takes photographs professionally

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der. English photo- Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ- Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō Ancient Greek γράφω (gráphō) Ancient Greek -γρᾰ́φος (-grắphos)der. English -graph English photograph Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English photographer From photograph + -er, from Ancient Greek φωτό…

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Synonyms
1 noun · one who takes photographs,... lensmanlenswomanphotogphotographisttog
2 noun · someone who takes... lensman

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