photographer
noun
Simple meaning
A person who uses a camera to create pictures.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
fuhtahgruhferSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
fəˈtɑɡɹəfɚ
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.
Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
photography
Someone who takes photographs professionally
photography
One who takes photographs, typically as an occupation.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- A2 · Elementary (estimated)
- Frequency
- Common
- Typical Use
- Everyday English
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
This meaning: Someone who takes photographs professionally
Used this way, photographer is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
More ways to use photographer
- “The photographer captured stunning images of the wildlife.”
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Common Patterns and Combinations
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Word Family
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Inflected forms
Grammatical variations of the same word.
A representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide or in digital format.
Word family
Words built from the same root.
The act of taking and printing photographs.
Related to the act of taking and printing photographs.
Compound terms
Established multiword terms.
A photographer who works for a newspaper.
Related words
Connected by subject or meaning, not by word formation.
Equipment used by a photographer.
A model who poses for photographers.
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