recordist

noun

re·​cord·​ist ri-ˈkȯr-dist 

: someone who records sound (as for movies)

Examples of recordist in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Hank Lentfer and Richard Nelson are the field sound recordists, while Calvin Pia served as the mix technician/sound designer. — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 6 Nov. 2026

As memory fades and nature changes, an Alaskan sound recordist listens closely to what remains. — Addie Morfoot, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026

Throughout the event, a guy bounds around, introducing the recordists, then crouching to cue their recordings on a laptop, his dark, longish hair under a black dad cap bearing the club’s name. — Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026

An avid field recordist, Kamaru has spoken of running his documentations of his surroundings—buses and bustling markets in Nairobi, sirens and birdsong in Berlin—through various types of digital processing, stretching and mulching and interweaving them with synths until the humdrum becomes musical. — Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 21 Feb. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1930, in the meaning defined above