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

Across both sections, the festival screened 32 short films, judged by Brazilian cinematographer Aline Belfort, filmmaker Caio Amado Soares and programmer Lou Loução. — Ed Meza, Variety, 26 Sep. 2026

Viewed in this context, The Last Photograph was supposed to be a reset — a $10 million passion project, for which Snyder served as his own cinematographer, co-written with frequent collaborator Kurt Johnstad. — Chris Lee, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2026

The cinematic video stars Swift alongside actors Dakota Johnson and Colin Farrell, featuring the work of Oscar-winning cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki, who worked on The Revenant, Birdman and Gravity. — Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2026

Frequent Martin Scorsese and Quentin Tarantino collaborator Robert Richardson notably serves as cinematographer on the film. — Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 24 Sep. 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