How do you use the word "photographer" in a sentence?

Q: How do you use the word "photographer" in a sentence?

Here are real-life examples of using "photographer": We criticized the photographer for not rescuing the child first. I know the photographer who took this picture.

Photographer Meaning

/fəˈtɒɡ.ɹə.fə/

Definition, CEFR level A2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.

Definition

nounOne who takes photographs, typically as an occupation.

Sentence Examples

We criticized the photographer for not rescuing the child first.

I know the photographer who took this picture.

CEFR Practice Quiz

The ____ aimed his camera at the beautiful sunset to capture the perfect image.

CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)

The wedding ____ captured every emotional moment of the ceremony with skill and discretion.

Word Origin & History

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der. English photo- Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ- Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō Ancient Greek γράφω (gráphō) Ancient Greek -γρᾰ́φος (-grắphos)der. English -graph English photograph Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English photographer From photograph + -er, from Ancient Greek φωτός (phōtós), genitive singular of φῶς (phôs, “light”) (fōs) and γράφω (gráphō, “I write”). By surface analysis, photograph + er.

Literary Quotations & Historical Citations

"Award-winning Sydney photographer Stephen Dupont’s latest exhibition focuses on change and detribalisation in Papua New Guinea ." — 2015 July 3, “The Outside Land”, in The Guardian:

"Multiple photographers worried privately in conversations with Axios that the images from the rally could turn into a kind of "photoganda," with the Trump campaign using them to further their agenda despite the photographers' intent of capturing a news event." — 2024 July 15, Aïda Amer, “How photographers view the photos of Trump's assassination attempt”, in Axios:

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