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

Upon coming ashore, Gleitz posed for wire service photographers and reporters, showing and telling them how the Oyster was keeping time just fine. —Kyle Roderick, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026

One had a bodega, one had a candle and fragrance company, one was a professional fine arts photographer who does a lot of shooting for the American West, for a lot of magazines. —AFAR Media, 30 May 2026

The photographer, who also photographed the likes of Paul Newman, Lee Harvey Oswald, Muhammad Ali and Barbra Streisand, grew up in La Jolla and Pacific Beach and attended La Jolla High School. —Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2026

Here are some images from Saturday’s game, shot by KC Star photographer Dominick Williams. —Dominick Williams, Kansas City Star, 30 May 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