documentarian

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌdɒkjʊmɛnˈtɛəriən/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(dok′yə men târ′ē ən, -mən-)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
doc•u•men•tar•i•an  (dok′yə men târ′ē ən, -mən-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Fine Art, Literature, Show Business[Motion Pictures, Television.]a filmmaker, producer, etc., who specializes in documentaries.
  2. Literaturea writer, photographer, or other artist whose work constitutes a document or documentary of an aspect of life.
Also, doc•u•men•ta•rist  (dok′yə men′tər ist).USA pronunciation 
  • document(ary) + -arian 1940–45

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
documentarian / ˌdɒkjʊmənˈtɛərɪən/
  1. a person who makes documentary films

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