as in shooters
one who takes photographs
we'll need to choose a photographer for the wedding
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Recent Examples of photographers
By then, the photographers Aaron Siskind and Harry Callahan were teaching at the school, along with Hazel Larsen Archer, who had overlapped with Rauschenberg in 1949 and captured his love of movement and of grace in a photograph of her own.
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Hilton Als, New Yorker, 4 Apr. 2026
Do better, or consider hiring people who paint a vivid enough picture with words rather than having to lean on photographers who seem to have an obscene bloodlust.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 4 Apr. 2026
That same moon rose over billions of stargazers spread across the globe, including countless photographers who have already shared jaw-dropping images of the lunar spectacle.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 2 Apr. 2026
Emma and Charlie are dizzied by the wedding industrial complex, with its parade of chirpy, pushy florists and photographers and dance coaches who behave like their corner of the upcoming party is the centerpiece of the night.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2026
Landscape painters, lithographers, and photographers introduced Easterners to the Romantic West of sublime landscapes filled with tow-ering peaks and deep canyons and Indians who seemed to exist only in small numbers, fated to disappear as American pioneers swept westward.
—Literary Hub, 1 Apr. 2026
Dozens of amateur and professional photographers were invited to find beauty in the invisible world of force fields and subatomic particles, which blip into existence for fractions of a second and hold secrets about the origin and fate of the universe.
—Zack Savitsky, Quanta Magazine, 1 Apr. 2026
But our reporters and photographers can’t be everywhere ourselves.
—Chandler Boese, Kansas City Star, 28 Mar. 2026
Apple has reportedly discontinued the Mac Pro, a desktop computer commonly used by musicians, video editors, and photographers.
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2026
Hilton Als, New Yorker, 4 Apr. 2026
Do better, or consider hiring people who paint a vivid enough picture with words rather than having to lean on photographers who seem to have an obscene bloodlust.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 4 Apr. 2026
That same moon rose over billions of stargazers spread across the globe, including countless photographers who have already shared jaw-dropping images of the lunar spectacle.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 2 Apr. 2026
Emma and Charlie are dizzied by the wedding industrial complex, with its parade of chirpy, pushy florists and photographers and dance coaches who behave like their corner of the upcoming party is the centerpiece of the night.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2026
Landscape painters, lithographers, and photographers introduced Easterners to the Romantic West of sublime landscapes filled with tow-ering peaks and deep canyons and Indians who seemed to exist only in small numbers, fated to disappear as American pioneers swept westward.
—Literary Hub, 1 Apr. 2026
Dozens of amateur and professional photographers were invited to find beauty in the invisible world of force fields and subatomic particles, which blip into existence for fractions of a second and hold secrets about the origin and fate of the universe.
—Zack Savitsky, Quanta Magazine, 1 Apr. 2026
But our reporters and photographers can’t be everywhere ourselves.
—Chandler Boese, Kansas City Star, 28 Mar. 2026
Apple has reportedly discontinued the Mac Pro, a desktop computer commonly used by musicians, video editors, and photographers.
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for photographers
Noun
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The shooters’ escape was aided by a fourth man, who punched an Oakland police officer trying to chase after the suspect, authorities said.—
Molly Gibbs,
Mercury News,
4 Apr. 2026
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Defender is one of the best arcade shooters of all time; a defining entry in the pantheon of space games, and for good reason.—
Daryl Baxter,
Space.com,
4 Apr. 2026
Noun
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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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“Photographers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/photographers. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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