English Explanatory Dictionary

cinematographer

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.
  2. One who exhibits motion pictures; a projectionist.

Word forms

cinematographer cinematographers

Etymology

From cinematograph + -er.

Synonyms

cinematographist director of photography DP DOP

Translations

Belarusian: кінематаграфі́ст Belarusian: кінематаграфі́стка Chinese Mandarin: 電影攝影師 /电影摄影师 Danish: filmfotograf Esperanto: ĉefkameraisto Esperanto: kameraistino Finnish: elokuvaaja Finnish: kuvaaja French: directeur de la photographie French: directeur photo French: chef opérateur French: cheffe opératrice French: directrice de la photographie French: directrice photo German: Kameramann German: Kamerafrau Hungarian: operatőr Japanese: 撮影監督 Romanian: cineast Romanian: cineastă Russian: кинематографи́ст Russian: кинематографи́стка Ukrainian: кінематографі́ст Ukrainian: кінематографі́стка
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