documentarian

noun

doc·​u·​men·​tar·​i·​an ˌdä-kyə-mən-ˈter-ē-ən How to pronounce documentarian (audio)
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: one who makes a documentary

Examples of documentarian in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web But a common theme among the documentarians who discussed their process was the importance of being open to receiving how a story evolves and engineering situations in which the story can assert itself. Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 26 June 2024 By this point in the series, directed and executive produced by the prolific Netflix sports documentarian Greg Whiteley, this lament has profound resonance. Judy Berman, TIME, 20 June 2024 Others in attendance including Kirsten Dunst, James Franco, Nomadland filmmaker Chloe Zhao and Ukrainian 20 days in Mariupol documentarian Mstyslav Chernov. Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 May 2024 It wasn’t lost on the documentarian that such communal experiences are becoming increasingly rare, as rising home and charter school enrollments fragment school populations, in-person church attendance falls and everything from shopping to dining to dating moves more and more online. Prarthana Prakash, Fortune, 8 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for documentarian 

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Word History

First Known Use

1943, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of documentarian was in 1943

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“Documentarian.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/documentarian. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.

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