photographer

noun

pho·​tog·​ra·​pher fə-ˈtä-grə-fər 

: one who practices photography

especially : one who makes a business of taking photographs

Synonyms

• 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

The others, led by Hamid’s ex-girlfriend Shiva, an artist who makes a living as a wedding photographer, believe that their prisoner should be given the chance to defend himself. —Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 22 Oct. 2025

Flip Putthoff is a staff photographer and outdoors reporter. —Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2025

The company planned to choose one local photographer and one non-local photographer to photograph the plant’s final days. —Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 21 Oct. 2025

For Cho Gi-Seok, a South Korean fashion photographer known for his work with K-pop stars — including XG and Blackpink’s Jennie — the idea of imperfection is an ongoing theme behind his surrealist image-making. —Denni Hu, Footwear News, 21 Oct. 2025

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