cinematographer

noun

cin·​e·​ma·​tog·​ra·​pher ˌsi-nə-mə-ˈtä-grə-fər 

: a specialist in cinematography

Examples of cinematographer in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Bleemer also introduced Wilson, in attendance with the original film’s cinematographer Steven Fierberg, for a quick conversation about the making of the original film. — Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 29 July 2026

Helping to reframe the traditional romantic gesture, the film was shot by emerging local talents, including director Zhou Jinghao and cinematographer Cheng Ma, and explores love as a mutual choice rather than a one-sided act of devotion. — Denni Hu, Footwear News, 28 July 2026

More impressively, Melton manages to exhale a puff of smoke so thick that cinematographer Magnus Nordenhof Jønck can still see it through the set’s fog. — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026

The film was shot by cinematographer Leonor Teles, who claimed the Berlin Film Festival’s Golden Bear for a short film in 2016 at a younger age than any prior winner. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 23 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1897, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for cinematographer

• historiographer
• bibliographer
• choreographer
• lexicographer
• oceanographer
• radiographer
• biographer
• demographer
• ethnographer
• geographer
• hydrographer
• lithographer