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

Alexia is working as a cinematographer, while Damon’s second oldest daughter, Isabella, is a student at New York University and has already begun to build a career of her own having recently signed to IMG Models. — Meg Walters, InStyle, 21 Aug. 2026

Key creative roles include Belgian cinematographer Virginie Surdej (Calle Malaga), Estonian production designer Tiiu-Ann Pello (Tenet) as well as Belgian editor Yannick Leroy (Austral). — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 20 Aug. 2026

Related Stories The awards will honor outstanding achievements by directors, actors, producers, cinematographers, screenwriters and composers, among others, across the five Nordic countries – Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Iceland. — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 20 Aug. 2026

Natasha, screened at the Berlin Film Festival in 2020, winning a Silver Bear for outstanding artistic contribution for cinematographer Jürgen Jürges. — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 20 Aug. 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