photographer

noun

pho·​tog·​ra·​pher fə-ˈtä-grə-fər 

: one who practices photography

especially : one who makes a business of taking photographs

Synonyms of photographer

• shooter
• cinematographer
• photog

Examples of photographer in a Sentence

He worked for the magazine as a fashion photographer.

we'll need to choose a photographer for the wedding

Recent Examples on the Web

The new photo was taken by a photographer, Millie Pilkington, who has worked with the Royal Family on several occasions. —Paloma Chavez, PEOPLE, 23 May 2026

One night a photographer for Pageant magazine followed Jack and me around Greenwich Village, from one old hangout of his to the next. —Joyce Johnson, New Yorker, 23 May 2026

By stacking many photographs together and using computer software to filter out the noise, photographers can achieve a smoother, artifact-free version of the image. —Andrea Gawrylewski, Scientific American, 22 May 2026

Former White House photographer Pete Souza, who famously captured the Obama era, shared a photo of Colbert with Barack Obama. —Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 22 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1841, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for photographer

• biographer
• demographer
• ethnographer
• geographer
• hydrographer
• lithographer
• topographer
• typographer
• bibliographer
• choreographer
• lexicographer
• oceanographer