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photographer en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /fəˈtɑ.ɡɹə.fɚ/ (General-American)
  • /fəˈtɒɡ.ɹə.fə/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Etymology tree 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 Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English photographer From photograph + -er, from Ancient Greek φωτός (phōtós), genitive singular of φῶς (phôs, “light”) (fōs) and γράφω (gráphō, “I write”). By surface analysis, photograph + er.

Meanings

  1. One who takes photographs, typically as an occupation.
    • Award-winning Sydney photographer Stephen Dupont’s latest exhibition focuses on change and detribalisation in Papua New Guinea . 2015 July 3, “The Outside Land”, in The Guardian:
    • Multiple photographers worried privately in conversations with Axios that the images from the rally could turn into a kind of "photoganda," with the Trump campaign using them to further their agenda despite the photographers' intent of capturing a news event. 2024 July 15, Aïda Amer, “How photographers view the photos of Trump's assassination attempt”, in Axios:

Forms

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Deriveds

artographer · cinemaphotographer · telephotographer · photographette · photographeress · cinephotographer · video photographer · microphotographer · spirit photographer · nonphotographer · thoughtographer · rephotographer · astrophotographer

Synonyms

tog · lensman · lenswoman · photog · photographist

Translations (140)

nn fotograf (one who takes photographs) · hi फ़ोटोग्रफ़र (one who takes photographs) · uz suratchi (one who takes photographs) · et fotograaf (one who takes photographs) · vo kölahifotografan (one who takes photographs) · mr छायाचित्रकार (one who takes photographs) · lt fotografė (one who takes photographs) · vo kölajifotografan (one who takes photographs) · hu fotográfus (one who takes photographs) · vo jifotografan (one who takes photographs) · ca fotògraf (one who takes photographs) · nb fotograf (one who takes photographs) · nrf photographyi (one who takes photographs) · uk фото́граф (one who takes photographs) · mr फोटोग्राफर (one who takes photographs) · rsk фотоґраф (one who takes photographs) · uk фотографи́ня (one who takes photographs) · ja 撮影者 (one who takes photographs) · ps عکاس (one who takes photographs) · ar مُصَوِّرَة (one who takes photographs) · lad arretratador (one who takes photographs) · sh фото̀граф (one who takes photographs) · sk fotografka (one who takes photographs) · az fotoqraf (one who takes photographs) · sk fotografistka (one who takes photographs) · el φωτογράφος (one who takes photographs) · he צַלָּם (one who takes photographs) · de Photograph (one who takes photographs) · pt fotógrafa (one who takes photographs) · cs fotografka (one who takes photographs) · hu fényképész (one who takes photographs) · sv fotograf (one who takes photographs) · kmr fotokêş (one who takes photographs) · ja 写真家 (one who takes photographs) · vo litamagel (one who takes photographs) · sw mpiga picha (one who takes photographs) · ceb mamiktyuray (one who takes photographs) · mk фотограф (one who takes photographs) · lv fotogrāfe (one who takes photographs) · mn ᠵᠢᠷᠤᠭᠴᠢᠨ (one who takes photographs) · is ljósmyndari (one who takes photographs) · hu fotós (one who takes photographs) · sl fotografinja (one who takes photographs) · cs fotograf (one who takes photographs) · ast fotógrafu (one who takes photographs) · vi nhiếp ảnh gia (one who takes photographs) · my ဓာတ်ပုံဆရာ (one who takes photographs) · eo fotistino (one who takes photographs) · gd dealbhadair (one who takes photographs) · vo hifotografan (one who takes photographs) · lt fotografas (one who takes photographs) · eo fotisto (one who takes photographs) · bn ফটোগ্রাফার (one who takes photographs) · pt fotógrafo (one who takes photographs) · th ช่างภาพ (one who takes photographs) · tk fotograf (one who takes photographs) · bg фотогра́ф (one who takes photographs) · mn зурагчин (one who takes photographs) · be фато́граф (one who takes photographs) · vo fotogafel (one who takes photographs) · io fotografisto (one who takes photographs) · hi छायाकार (one who takes photographs) · da fotograf (one who takes photographs) · sk fotografista (one who takes photographs) · tg фотограф (one who takes photographs) · ms juru gambar (one who takes photographs) · vi thợ nhiếp ảnh (one who takes photographs) · ro fotograf (one who takes photographs) · sl fotogrȃf (one who takes photographs) · mi kaiwhakaahua (one who takes photographs) · pl fotograf (one who takes photographs) · ceb litratista (one who takes photographs) · nl fotograaf (one who takes photographs) · de Fotograf (one who takes photographs) · gl fotógrafo (one who takes photographs) · tg аккос (one who takes photographs) · ja 写真師 (one who takes photographs) · ceb retratista (one who takes photographs) · ceb kodaker (one who takes photographs) · sk fotograf (one who takes photographs) · sq fotograf (one who takes photographs) · ro fotografă (one who takes photographs) · it fotografa (one who takes photographs) · cmn 攝影師 /摄影师 (one who takes photographs) · vo kölafotografan (one who takes photographs) · id juru potret (one who takes photographs) · th นักถ่ายภาพ (one who takes photographs) · tl manginginag (one who takes photographs) · fi valokuvaaja (one who takes photographs) · km អ្នកថតរូប (one who takes photographs) · ceb mangungudak (one who takes photographs) · vo fotografan (one who takes photographs) · es fotógrafo (one who takes photographs) · fa عَکّاس (one who takes photographs) · de Fotografin (one who takes photographs) · it fotografo (one who takes photographs) · bg фотогра́фка (one who takes photographs) · fr photographe (one who takes photographs) · ceb maniniyot (one who takes photographs) · eu argazkilari (one who takes photographs) · id fotograf (one who takes photographs) · ar مُصَوِّر (one who takes photographs) · pl fotografka (one who takes photographs) · oc fotograf (one who takes photographs) · mi kaitangowhakaahua (one who takes photographs) · vi nhà nhiếp ảnh (one who takes photographs) · fr photoseur (one who takes photographs) · rsk сликер (one who takes photographs) · yi פֿאָטאָגראַףֿ (one who takes photographs) · ug فوتوگراف (one who takes photographs) · lo ນັກຖ່າຍຮູບ (one who takes photographs) · kk суретке түсіруші (one who takes photographs) · ko 사진가 (one who takes photographs) · id fotografer (one who takes photographs) · ga grianghrafadóir (one who takes photographs) · kk фотограф (one who takes photographs) · tg суратгир (one who takes photographs) · tr fotoğrafçı (one who takes photographs) · tk suratçy (one who takes photographs) · sh fotògraf (one who takes photographs) · uz fotograf (one who takes photographs) · ug فوتو سۈرەتچى (one who takes photographs) · de Photographin (one who takes photographs) · uz fotosuratchi (one who takes photographs) · es fotógrafa (one who takes photographs) · cy ffotograffydd (one who takes photographs) · gd dealbhaiche (one who takes photographs) · ka ფოტოგრაფი (one who takes photographs) · ko 사진사 (one who takes photographs) · ug سۈرەتچى (one who takes photographs) · ur فوٹوگْرافَر (one who takes photographs) · ru фото́граф (one who takes photographs) · kmr wênekêş (one who takes photographs) · th ตากล้อง (one who takes photographs) · ur عَکّاس (one who takes photographs) · af fotograaf (one who takes photographs) · ky сүрөтчү (one who takes photographs) · lv fotogrāfs (one who takes photographs) · ky фотограф (one who takes photographs) · hy լուսանկարիչ (one who takes photographs)

wikidata: Q33231