English Reference
Noun

photographer

n. countable
B1 Intermediate Oxford US /fəˈtɑɡɹəfɝ/ UK /fətˈɒɡɹəfɐ/ pho·tog·ra·pher UK spelling photographers Photography

n.a person who takes pictures using a camera. This can be someone who does it for a job or just for a hobby.

n.a person who captures images using a camera, either professionally or as an amateur.


SIMPLE

The photographer takes a beautiful picture of the mountains.

CONTEXTUAL

We hired a professional photographer to take pictures of our wedding so we could remember the day forever.

COMPLEX

The wildlife photographer spent three weeks in the rainforest, waiting patiently for the perfect moment to capture the rare bird in flight.


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.

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

This entry
Level B1 · Intermediate
Frequency Common
Updated