recordist

noun

re·​cord·​ist ri-ˈkȯr-dist How to pronounce recordist (audio)
: someone who records sound (as for movies)

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The crew consisted of photographer Jonathan Partridge from London, United Kingdom, sound recordist Matthew Magratten from Brooklyn, New York, sound recordist Drew Levinson from Boulder, Colorado, and photographer Andy Taylor, based in Sydney, Australia. Will Croxton, CBS News, 22 Dec. 2025 Fans have also chipped in for Betty Cantor-Jackson, a producer and sound recordist for the band, roadie Kidd Candelario and the Dead’s former onstage monitor engineer, Harry Popick. Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 18 Dec. 2025 One scene conspicuously features the sound recordist’s microphone boom alongside the slate. Richard Brody, New Yorker, 5 Nov. 2025 Those who started out as boom ops are sound recordists in their own right. Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2025 In addition to filmmaking, Smith is a musician, composer and field recordist. Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 26 June 2025 The sound recordist was also able to leave the country. Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 10 Jan. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1930, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of recordist was circa 1930

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“Recordist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/recordist. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.

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