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artographer en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂er- Proto-Indo-European *h₂értis Proto-Italic *artis Latin ars Latin artemder. Old French artbor. Middle English art English art Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der. English photo- Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ- Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō Ancient Greek γράφω (gráphō) Ancient Greek -γρᾰ́φος (-grắphos)der. English -graph English photograph blend English artographer Blend of art + photograph.

Meanings

1. An artist who uses photography as the basis of his or her work.
   • Its their vision or at least the vision of whom they represent that accommodates the flourishing artographers. 1999, Shirley Madill, Sit(e)ings: Trajectories for a Future, page 31:
   • A whole salonful of artographers! 1988, Ted Orland, Scenes of Wonder & Curiosity:
   • This amateur artographer works like a pro. He owns a Pentax. 1975, Canadian Saturday Night:
   • Once it was all over, the crowd formed around them once more to gaze at the artographer, his muse, and the work that was a product of them both. 2016, Samantha Ricks, The Muse’s Opus:

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