photographer (n.)

"one who makes pictures by means of photography," 1843, agent noun from photograph (v.). Photographist also is attested from 1843.

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photograph (n.)

"a picture obtained by any process of photography," 1839, coined by English polymath and photography pioneer Sir John Herschel (son of the astronomer) from photo- "light" + -graph "something written."

It won out over other suggestions, such as photogene and heliograph. Photogram (1859), based on telegram, did not catch on. Neo-Anglo-Saxonists prefer sunprint; and sun-picture (1846) was an early Englishing of the word. The verb is first found (along with photography and photographic) in a paper Herschel read before the Royal Society on March 14, 1839. Related: Photographed; photographing.

videographer (n.)

1980, from video + second element from photographer.

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photographer (n.)

someone who takes photographs professionally;

Synonyms: lensman

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