# photographer

Pronunciation: US say "fuh-TAH-gruh-fur" /fəˈtɑ.ɡɹə.fɚ/; UK say "fuh-TOG-ruh-fuh" /fəˈtɒɡ.ɹə.fə/

## Noun

1. A person who takes photographs, especially as a profession.
   - Simple: A person who takes pictures with a camera, often as a job.
   - _The wedding photographer captured every important moment of the ceremony._
   - _Several photographers crowded the red carpet to capture the arriving actors._

## Origin

Formed from 'photograph' plus the suffix '-er'. 'Photograph' itself comes from Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs, 'light') and γράφω (gráphō, 'I write').

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/photographer (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).