photographist en · NOUN
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 *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist ▲ Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-) ▲ Ancient Greek γρᾰ́φω (grắphō) French photographiebor. English photography ▲ English -ist English photographist From photograph + -ist or photography + -ist.
Meanings
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(dated) One who produces photographs.
No photographist can picture them, no words can describe them, no fancy can sketch them.
1922, Thomas De Witt Talmage quoted in The Wisdom and Wit of T. De Witt Talmage, George H. Doran Company; page #112
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| photographists | Number=Plur | lexicographic |