photographer
noun
pho·tog·ra·pher fə-ˈtä-grə-fər 
: one who practices photography
especially : one who makes a business of taking photographs
Synonyms
- lensman
- photog
- shooter
- shutterbug
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Example Sentences
He worked for the magazine as a fashion photographer. we'll need to choose a photographer for the wedding
Recent Examples on the Web While there are plenty of street style photographers capturing showgoers during Fashion Week, one photographer stands out. 
Liana Satenstein, Vogue, 16 Sep. 2022 The extent of the photographer’s injuries was not known. Tom Jackman, Anchorage Daily News, 10 Sep. 2022 One photographer called his agency on his portable phone. People Staff, Peoplemag, 31 Aug. 2022 One photographer caught Affleck napping: head tipped back, phone in hand. Brittany Bowker, BostonGlobe.com, 27 July 2022 One photographer, William Luther, reported that police repeatedly pushed journalists back from a cemetery procession on May 31: first into the street, then onto a sidewalk where a taqueria owner had previously given them permission to stand. Paul Farhi, Washington Post, 28 June 2022 The image of the child is staged and originates from the 2014 project of a Saudi photographer. Emiliano Tahui Gómez, USA TODAY, 12 May 2022 The piece encapsulates many of the preoccupations of the late Iranian photographer Bahman Jalali, who, along with his wife, Rana Javadi, is the subject of a wide-ranging show at the Smithsonian’s Arthur M. Sackler Gallery. Vanessa H. Larson, Washington Post, 24 Aug. 2022 Lyuda Dehlendorf, a real estate photographer based in Columbus, Ohio, reminds her clients to tidy bedrooms by storing shoes and clothes in closets and making the beds. Kristine Gill, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Aug. 2022 See More
Liana Satenstein, Vogue, 16 Sep. 2022 The extent of the photographer’s injuries was not known. Tom Jackman, Anchorage Daily News, 10 Sep. 2022 One photographer called his agency on his portable phone. People Staff, Peoplemag, 31 Aug. 2022 One photographer caught Affleck napping: head tipped back, phone in hand. Brittany Bowker, BostonGlobe.com, 27 July 2022 One photographer, William Luther, reported that police repeatedly pushed journalists back from a cemetery procession on May 31: first into the street, then onto a sidewalk where a taqueria owner had previously given them permission to stand. Paul Farhi, Washington Post, 28 June 2022 The image of the child is staged and originates from the 2014 project of a Saudi photographer. Emiliano Tahui Gómez, USA TODAY, 12 May 2022 The piece encapsulates many of the preoccupations of the late Iranian photographer Bahman Jalali, who, along with his wife, Rana Javadi, is the subject of a wide-ranging show at the Smithsonian’s Arthur M. Sackler Gallery. Vanessa H. Larson, Washington Post, 24 Aug. 2022 Lyuda Dehlendorf, a real estate photographer based in Columbus, Ohio, reminds her clients to tidy bedrooms by storing shoes and clothes in closets and making the beds. Kristine Gill, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Aug. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1841, in the meaning defined above
photographers
noun
as in photogs
one who takes photographs we'll need to choose a photographer for the wedding Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- photogs
- cinematographers
- shooters
- lensmen
- shutterbugs
- paparazzi