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

Models Lina Zhang and Doutzen Kroes model pieces from the latest installment of the French luxury brand’s Archetypes series, lensed by photographer Drew Vickers. — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 6 Nov. 2026

From lines at polling stations to the anticipation and reactions as the results come in, NPR station photographers are documenting the election in their communities. — Meredith Nierman, NPR, 4 Nov. 2026

The movie chronicles the famed photographer’s life and 60-year career shooting not just icons of the fashion and film worlds but also mental institutions, the civil rights movement and the Vietnam War. — Siran Babayan, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026

The French philosopher Michel Foucault, the Bloomsbury writer Virginia Woolf, and the photographer Bettina Rheims all make more than one appearance here, as does Baz Luhrmann’s Romeo + Juliet, a perennial fashion fave. — Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 4 Nov. 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
• lexicographer
• oceanographer