photographer

/fəˈtɑːɡrəfər/

nounpho · tog · ra · pher

Think: "PHOTO + GRAPH + ER" — a photographer makes a PHOTO and then "graphs" (records) it with a camera.

Yes, it's photographer. Don’t drop the second “o”: it’s photo + grapher (pho-to-gra-pher).

Definition

  1. nounA person who takes photographs, especially as a job or serious hobby.

Examples

  • The photographer waited for the clouds to move so the mountains would be in perfect light.
  • Our family hired a photographer to take pictures at the graduation ceremony.
  • As a wildlife photographer, she stays quiet and patient to capture animals in their natural habitat.

Synonyms

camerapersonphotojournalistshutterbugportraitistcameraman

Translations

ES fotógrafoPT fotógrafoFR photographe

Common misspellings

fotographerphotograferphotographererphotogropherphotograperphotografferphotographeerphotograopher

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