photographer

noun

pho·​tog·​ra·​pher fə-ˈtä-grə-fər 

: one who practices photography

especially : one who makes a business of taking photographs

Synonyms of photographer

• shooter
• cinematographer
• photog

Examples of photographer in a Sentence

He worked for the magazine as a fashion photographer.

we'll need to choose a photographer for the wedding

Recent Examples on the Web

See our gallery of renderings and amphitheater photos taken by Courier Journal photographer Jeff Faughender. —Stephanie Stremplewski, Louisville Courier Journal, 9 Jan. 2026

Variety is encouraged, and the exhibit aims to showcase a range of mediums, from painters to mixed-media artists and photographers. —Mona Darwish, Oc Register, 8 Jan. 2026

Several of those women became lifelong friends, including the chef and photographer Staci Valentine, and Campanile’s then-shop manager, food writer Teri Gelber. —Michelle Huneven, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2026

She was later notified that her mother, 70-year-old photographer Singer Reiner, had also been fatally stabbed. —Jami Ganz, Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1841, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for photographer

• biographer
• demographer
• ethnographer
• geographer
• hydrographer
• lithographer
• topographer
• typographer
• bibliographer
• choreographer
• historiographer
• lexicographer