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masculine
/foˈtoɣɾafo/
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Translation
photographer
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
cientos .
The photographer took hundreds of pictures during the wedding.
.
My brother wants to be a professional photographer.
captar .
The photographer waited hours to capture the perfect light.
Contratamos .
We hired a photographer for the event.
¡ !
What talent that photographer has!
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