photographer
n. countable B1 Intermediate Oxford US //fəˈtɑɡɹəfɝ// UK //fətˈɒɡɹəfɐ// pho·tog·ra·pher
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.
The photographer takes a beautiful picture of the mountains.
We hired a professional photographer to take pictures of our wedding so we could remember the day forever.
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.