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/foˈtoɣɾafo/

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Translation

photographer

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Word origin

A modern compound from Greek phos ('light', stem phot-) plus -graphos ('writing, drawing'), coined for the art of photography in the nineteenth century.

Origin
Greek
Root
phot- + graphos
English cognates
photograph, photography

Grammar

Gendermasculine
Pluralfotógrafos

Examples

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The photographer took hundreds of pictures during the wedding.

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My brother wants to be a professional photographer.

captar .

The photographer waited hours to capture the perfect light.

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We hired a photographer for the event.

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What talent that photographer has!

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This word is taught in chapter 37, lesson 1: fotógrafo, lamentablemente, dividir and 7 more words.