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/ˌvɪdɪˈɒɡrəfə/, U.S. /ˌvɪdiˈɑɡrəfər/ Originally (U.S.): a television cameraman (now disused). Later: a person who makes video recordings.
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1945 R. W. Hubbell Television Programming & Production xii. 110 The television cameraman, the videographer, is a most important person.
1972 Harper's Mag. June 90/2 Composer Richard Feliciano collaborated with videographer Stephen Beck in January 1971 on Point of Inflection.
1983 N.Y. Times 24 July ii. 30/6 One more advantage that the cinematographer has over the videographer is in the amount of lighting required. Video requires a lot of light to get a good result.
1992 J. Stern & M. Stern Encycl. Pop Culture 222/1 One avid videographer who had captured hours of tape showing his five-year-old son jumping off a baby grand piano.
2015 Daily Tel. (Austral.) (Nexis) 18 Jan. 102 The speeches are one part of the day that only a videographer can capture fully.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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