documentarian
noun
doc·u·men·tar·i·an
ˌdä-kyə-mən-ˈter-ē-ən 
-ˌmen-,
-kyü-
: one who makes a documentary
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The event was one of the minor but revealing moments that might have been forgotten, if not for the presence, at Mamdani’s shoulder, of Julia Bacha, a documentarian who had just begun following him.
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Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 21 Jan. 2026
In its expert depiction of the emergence of a bond between documentarian and subject, L’approche is a key work by Depardon, one that sheds new light on his oeuvre and methodology to date.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 20 Jan. 2026
Reggie’s solution is to hire Arthur Tobin (Daniel Radcliffe), an Oscar-winning documentarian, to make an adulatory film about him, changing public perception and opening new doors.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 18 Jan. 2026
Kākāpō are known as a quirky species (one male bird named Sirocco is credited with inspiring the party parrot emoji after a clip of him seemingly attempting to mate on the head of a BBC documentarian went viral in 2009).
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 16 Jan. 2026
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Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 21 Jan. 2026
In its expert depiction of the emergence of a bond between documentarian and subject, L’approche is a key work by Depardon, one that sheds new light on his oeuvre and methodology to date.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 20 Jan. 2026
Reggie’s solution is to hire Arthur Tobin (Daniel Radcliffe), an Oscar-winning documentarian, to make an adulatory film about him, changing public perception and opening new doors.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 18 Jan. 2026
Kākāpō are known as a quirky species (one male bird named Sirocco is credited with inspiring the party parrot emoji after a clip of him seemingly attempting to mate on the head of a BBC documentarian went viral in 2009).
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 16 Jan. 2026
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“Documentarian.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/documentarian. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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