cinematographer

[sin-uh-muh-tog-ruh-fer] Origin

cin·e·ma·tog·ra·pher

[sin-uh-muh-tog-ruh-fer]
noun
1.
a person whose profession is motion-picture photography.
Also, especially British, cin·e·ma·tog·ra·phist.


Origin:
1895–1900; cinematograph + -er1
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Cinematographer has a plethora of syllables.
So is supercalifragilisticexpialidocious. Does it mean:
an obscure term ostensibly referring to a lung disease caused by silica dust, sometimes cited as one of the longest words in the English language.
(used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.)
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World English Dictionary
cinematography (ˌsɪnɪməˈtɒɡrəfɪ)
 
n
the art or science of film (motion-picture) photography
 
cinematographer
 
n
 
cinematographic
 
adj
 
cinemato'graphically
 
adv

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cinematographer
1897, from cinematograph (see cinematography.
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