as in shooter
one who takes photographs
we'll need to choose a photographer for the wedding
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Recent Examples of photographer
Multiple reporters, photographers and editors won awards that recognized their outstanding work.
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Lucia Cheng, Des Moines Register, 6 Feb. 2026
The state did invite the photographers from National Geographic to attend.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 6 Feb. 2026
Lewis Capaldi is the photographer?
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 6 Feb. 2026
There are only a handful of mainstream national journalistic institutions left with this kind of robust infrastructure—experienced editors and reporters, photographers, foreign correspondents—who can expertly monitor people in power.
—Hanna Rosin, The Atlantic, 5 Feb. 2026
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Lucia Cheng, Des Moines Register, 6 Feb. 2026
The state did invite the photographers from National Geographic to attend.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 6 Feb. 2026
Lewis Capaldi is the photographer?
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 6 Feb. 2026
There are only a handful of mainstream national journalistic institutions left with this kind of robust infrastructure—experienced editors and reporters, photographers, foreign correspondents—who can expertly monitor people in power.
—Hanna Rosin, The Atlantic, 5 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for photographer
Noun
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The cinematographer was at his home in Lisbon, Portugal, when his Oscar nom for the Netflix film directed by Clint Bentley and starring Joel Edgerton was announced.—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
6 Feb. 2026
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Think stark pastel tableaux by cinematographer Pasit Tandaechanurat and human performers who act about as energetically as furniture.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Fujifilm photogs can weigh it against the XF 14mm F2.8 and Zeiss Touit 12mm F2.8, the latter of which is also available for Sony cameras.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
23 Sep. 2025
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With a signature bright plum lip and highlight in her hair, Williams, 61, kept her people close but didn't shy away from the camera, allowing the fashion week photogs to capture her for a solid 15 minutes before retreating to one of the presentation's regal showrooms.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Photographer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/photographer. Accessed 13 Feb. 2026.
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