pornographer

noun

por·​nog·​ra·​pher pȯr-ˈnä-grə-fər How to pronounce pornographer (audio)
: one who produces pornography

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His defense lawyers rebutted that Combs was an amateur pornographer who had toxic, yet fully consensual relationships with his accusers. Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 3 Oct. 2025 Subramanian rejected a request Tuesday by Combs’ attorneys for his conviction to be overturned entirely, dismissing claims that Combs had acted as an amateur pornographer who wasn’t engaging in prostitution and that the verdict violated his First Amendment rights. Joshua Rhett Miller, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Oct. 2025 For example, the 1988 Supreme Court decision in favor of Larry Flynt reaffirmed the freedom of expression for the misogynistic, disgraceful pornographer, no matter how offensive his work was. Jason Ma, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2025 Cops can use facial recognition to identify child pornographers and abusers from images circulating on the dark web. Michael W. Clune, Harpers Magazine, 16 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for pornographer

Word History

First Known Use

1847, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of pornographer was in 1847

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“Pornographer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pornographer. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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