A photographer is someone who takes photographs as a job or hobby.
...a group of TV cameramen and press photographers.
...a keen amateur photographer with a special interest in natural history subjects.
Synonyms: lensman, cameraman, snapper [informal], paparazzo More Synonyms of photographer
photographer in British English
(fəˈtɒɡrəfə)
noun
a person who takes photographs, either as a hobby or a profession
photographer in American English
(fəˈtɑgrəfər)
noun
a person who takes photographs, esp. as an occupation
Examples of 'photographer' in a sentence
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Could he take the photographer to a small claims court?
The Sun (2016)
Could he take the photographer to a small claims court?
The Sun (2016)
Wildlife photographers do a lot of waiting.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The photographer and his assistant come over to look.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The trust encouraged photographers to take pictures at its nine centres.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Maybe a wildlife photographer or a marine biologist.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The company sends out a photographer to take pictures for your listing.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Meanwhile the fugitive couple were hounded by press photographers.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
His father was a keen photographer and he would colour in photographs using cotton buds and oil paints.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
At no time did the royal party acknowledge the large group of photographers permitted to take pictures from a distance.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
He twice won the sports photographer of the year award and was also a sports picture of the year award winner.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
He emerged on a chestnut horse and rode across a field directly towards press photographers who were on a public road.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Keen photographers, they took five cameras between them.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
For a sports photographer, these things happen.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
It's also a great opportunity for budding wildlife photographers.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
For keen photographers, the short notes by the winning snappers provide some useful insights.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
As a photography student, her dream was to become a wildlife photographer.
The Sun (2014)
At least eight hours a day will be spent taking pictures, overseen by an awardwinning wildlife photographer.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
He was the intrepid war photographer whose swashbuckling style and good looks gained him fame around the world before his untimely disappearance while on assignment.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
He was made chief photographer.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
I'm a keen photographer and have shot my own ad campaigns for a couple of years now.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
And though shortly afterwards he found work as a war photographer, when peace was declared, these were the pictures that he made his calling card.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
In other languages
photographer
British English: photographer /fəˈtɒɡrəfə/ NOUN
A photographer is someone who takes photographs, especially as their job.
...a professional photographer.
American English: photographer
Arabic: مُصَوِّرٌ فُوتُوغْرَافِيّ
Brazilian Portuguese: fotógrafo
Chinese: 摄影师
Croatian: fotograf
Czech: fotograf
Danish: fotograf
Dutch: fotograaf
European Spanish: fotógrafo
Finnish: valokuvaaja
French: photographe
German: Fotograf
Greek: φωτογράφος
Italian: fotografo
Japanese: 写真家
Korean: 사진사
Norwegian: fotograf
Polish: fotograf
European Portuguese: fotógrafo
Romanian: fotograf
Russian: фотограф
Latin American Spanish: fotógrafo
Swedish: fotograf
Thai: ช่างถ่ายภาพ
Turkish: fotoğrafçı
Ukrainian: фотограф
Vietnamese: người chụp ảnh
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All related terms of 'photographer'
news photographer
a photographer who works for a newspaper , magazine , etc
press photographer
a photographer who works for a newspaper , magazine , etc
assault photographer
a freelance photographer who specializes in candid camera shots of famous people and often invades their privacy to obtain such photographs
newspaper photographer
a photographer who works for a newspaper, magazine , etc
portrait photographer
a photographer who specializes in portraits
street photographer
a paparazzo
wildlife photographer
someone that specializes in taking photographs of wild animals, esp in their natural habitats , and plants