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

Graphic designers can repurpose artwork originally created for clients, while photographers can sell prints from their existing portfolios. —Bybryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026

That’s when a press photographer spotted him. —Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 13 June 2026

While developing his practice as a fine arts photographer in the late 1960s, Michals began working for Condé Nast titles. —Ivan Shaw, Vogue, 13 June 2026

But Amazomania becomes an interrogation of the ethics of sending photographers and film crews into an area of isolated Indigenous people without asking their consent or giving them any say in what was filmed or how it was used. —Matthew Carey, Deadline, 13 June 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