cinematographer
noun
Forms cinematographers
- noun (cinematography) A photographer who oversees the operations of the cameras and lighting when making a film. The cinematographer may also double as the camera operator of the movie camera, though this is usually done by a cameraman. The film director may also double as the cinematographer, though this is usually a different person.
- noun (dated) One who exhibits motion pictures; a projectionist.
Synonyms
director of photography DP DOP cinematographist cameraman camera operator
Etymology
From cinematograph + -er.
Webster’s 1913
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “cinematographer”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details