photographer

CEFRA2

/fəˈtɒɡ.ɹə.fə/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A person who takes photographs, especially as a job.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    One who takes photographs, typically as an occupation.

Examples

  • I know the photographer who took this picture.

  • We criticized the photographer for not rescuing the child first.

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2
Synonyms
4

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In context

  • Award-winning Sydney photographer Stephen Dupont’s latest exhibition focuses on change and detribalisation in Papua New Guinea .

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

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.