photographer
noun
pho·tog·ra·pher
fə-ˈtä-grə-fər 
: one who practices photography
especially
: one who makes a business of taking photographs
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
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The acclaimed 2010 book, which recounts Smith’s friendship with photographer Robert Mapplethorpe, was also Lipa’s September 2023 book club pick.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025
Flip Putthoff is a staff photographer and outdoors reporter.
—Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2025
ByLaura Manske Based in NYC, Laura Manske has been a staff editor at many top magazines, as well as an award-winning freelance journalist and photographer.
—Laura Manske, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
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PC Magazine, 17 Sep. 2025
The acclaimed 2010 book, which recounts Smith’s friendship with photographer Robert Mapplethorpe, was also Lipa’s September 2023 book club pick.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025
Flip Putthoff is a staff photographer and outdoors reporter.
—Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2025
ByLaura Manske Based in NYC, Laura Manske has been a staff editor at many top magazines, as well as an award-winning freelance journalist and photographer.
—Laura Manske, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for photographer
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“Photographer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/photographer. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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