documentarian
noun
doc·u·men·tar·i·an ˌdä-kyə-mən-ˈter-ē-ən 
-ˌmen-,
-kyü-
: one who makes a documentary
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web People contemplate past events to understand current problems, and in today’s fractured America, the Civil War would surely be a resonant topic for an eminent documentarian to explore. 
Dara Horn, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2022 Among the new evidence, a British documentarian provided the panel with previously unreleased recordings of exclusive interviews with Trump, his children and former Vice President Mike Pence before and after the Capitol attack. Katherine Swartz, USA TODAY, 28 June 2022 There was almost nothing more accurate to the song than having Claudia—who is already a kind of documentarian of our lives—do it. Liam Hess, Vogue, 15 July 2022 Holder, a British documentarian, testified before the committee last month. Marisa Dellatto, Forbes, 6 July 2022 Choy, an experienced documentarian inspired by leftist liberation movements, volunteered to make a short film for A.C.J.’s fund-raising efforts. Hua Hsu, The New Yorker, 23 June 2022 Zappa, who died in 1993 of prostate cancer at the age of 52, was an obsessive documentarian of his own work, and his vault contains a substantial amount of unreleased material. Jem Aswad, Variety, 30 June 2022 British documentarian Nick Quested filmed the leaders of two far-right groups, Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio and Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes, meeting in a parking garage near the Capitol. Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 13 June 2022 Connolly now joins the select club of BAFTA Fellows, a group that includes such luminaries as actor/comedians Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders, documentarian David Attenborough, actor Julie Walters and Monty Python co-founder Michael Palin. Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 May 2022 See More
Dara Horn, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2022 Among the new evidence, a British documentarian provided the panel with previously unreleased recordings of exclusive interviews with Trump, his children and former Vice President Mike Pence before and after the Capitol attack. Katherine Swartz, USA TODAY, 28 June 2022 There was almost nothing more accurate to the song than having Claudia—who is already a kind of documentarian of our lives—do it. Liam Hess, Vogue, 15 July 2022 Holder, a British documentarian, testified before the committee last month. Marisa Dellatto, Forbes, 6 July 2022 Choy, an experienced documentarian inspired by leftist liberation movements, volunteered to make a short film for A.C.J.’s fund-raising efforts. Hua Hsu, The New Yorker, 23 June 2022 Zappa, who died in 1993 of prostate cancer at the age of 52, was an obsessive documentarian of his own work, and his vault contains a substantial amount of unreleased material. Jem Aswad, Variety, 30 June 2022 British documentarian Nick Quested filmed the leaders of two far-right groups, Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio and Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes, meeting in a parking garage near the Capitol. Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 13 June 2022 Connolly now joins the select club of BAFTA Fellows, a group that includes such luminaries as actor/comedians Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders, documentarian David Attenborough, actor Julie Walters and Monty Python co-founder Michael Palin. Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 May 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
documentary entry 2
First Known Use
1943, in the meaning defined above