photographer
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photographer
- /fəˈtɒɡ.ɹə.fə/ UK
- /fəˈtɑ.ɡɹə.fɚ/ US
Where it comes from
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.
noun photographers
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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 .
Similar: lensman, lenswoman, photog, tog, photographist
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: photography, photographing, camera, photograph, photo, photographic, picture, cameraman, cinematography, videotape, cinematographer, video, journalist, clip, caught, cameramen
Translations
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noun one who takes photographs
| Español | fotógrafo, fotógrafa |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 사진사 sajinsa, 사진가 sajin'ga |
| 日本語 | 撮影者 satsueisha, 写真師 shashinshi, 写真家 shashinka |
| 中文 | 攝影師 /摄影师 shèyǐngshī |
| हिन्दी | फ़ोटोग्रफ़र foṭografar, छायाकार chāyākār |
| Kiswahili | mpiga picha |
| Português | fotógrafo, fotógrafa |
| Français | photographe, photoseur |
| Deutsch | Fotograf, Photograph, Fotografin, Photographin |
| Italiano | fotografo, fotografa |
| Ελληνικά | φωτογράφος fotográfos |
| Română | fotograf, fotografă |
| Русский | фото́граф fotógraf |
| Tiếng Việt | nhà nhiếp ảnh, thợ nhiếp ảnh, nhiếp ảnh gia |
| العربية | مُصَوِّر muṣawwir, مُصَوِّرَة muṣawwira |
| עברית | צַלָּם tsalám |
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title = {photographer},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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