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doc⋅u⋅men⋅tar⋅i⋅an

  [dok-yuh-men-tair-ee-uhn, -muhn-]
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–noun
1. Movies, Television. a filmmaker, producer, etc., who specializes in documentaries.
2. a writer, photographer, or other artist whose work constitutes a document or documentary of an aspect of life.
Also, doc⋅u⋅men⋅ta⋅rist  [dok-yuh-men-ter-ist] .

Origin:
1940–45; document(ary) + -arian
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doc·u·men·tar·i·an   (dŏk'yə-měn-târ'ē-ən, -mən-)   
n.  One that makes documentaries or a documentary.
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