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photographer

/fəˈtɒɡrəfə(r)/noun

उच्चारण फ़टॉग्रफ़र

फ़ोटोग्राफ़र, छायाकार

Basic word

noun
  1. 1

    [C]

    a person who takes photographs, especially as a job

    फ़ोटोग्राफ़र, छायाकार

    • a wildlife photographer
    • The photographer asked everyone to stand closer together.
    • Her father is a famous wedding photographer in Jaipur.
    + 1 more example
    • Photographers waited outside the stadium for the cricketers.

    Synonyms cameraman shutterbug photojournalist lensman

◇Word family
photography nounphotograph noun, verb
≈Synonyms and antonyms
§Grammar and usage

PHOtograph, phoTOgrapher, phoTOgraphy, photoGRAPHic (the stress moves in the word family).

Stress अक्सर पूछा जाता है: PHOtograph, phoTOgrapher, phoTOgraphy, photoGRAPHic (शब्द-परिवार में stress खिसकता है)।

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One-word substitution

A photographer who follows famous people to take pictures of them is a paparazzo (plural paparazzi); a person who takes photographs for newspapers a photojournalist; the art of taking photographs photography.

प्रसिद्ध लोगों का पीछा करके उनकी तस्वीरें लेने वाला फ़ोटोग्राफ़र paparazzo (plural paparazzi); अख़बारों के लिए तस्वीरें लेने वाला photojournalist; फ़ोटो खींचने की कला photography (छायाचित्रण)।

General knowledge

Homai Vyarawalla was India's first woman photojournalist; Raghu Rai is a famous Indian photographer; 19 August is World Photography Day.

होमाई व्यारावाला भारत की पहली महिला फ़ोटो-पत्रकार थीं; रघु राय प्रसिद्ध भारतीय फ़ोटोग्राफ़र हैं; 19 अगस्त विश्व फ़ोटोग्राफ़ी दिवस है।