documentarian

noun

doc·​u·​men·​tar·​i·​an ˌdä-kyə-mən-ˈter-ē-ən How to pronounce documentarian (audio)
-ˌmen-,
-kyü-
: one who makes a documentary

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But as documentarian Carlos Perez Osorio effectively portrays in this hard-hitting production, her efforts were noticed by nefarious criminal forces who wouldn’t benefit from justice being served. Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2025 Early on in Grand Theft Hamlet, there’s a scene in which Crane and his wife, documentarian Pinny Grylls, discuss his malaise. Alison Willmore, Vulture, 17 Jan. 2025 So there's a math brain mixed with a theater brain mixed with a documentarian mixed with a Survivor junkie. Dalton Ross, EW.com, 6 Jan. 2025 Emerging documentarian Taku Aoyagi constructs an exemplary documentary on disability and those who care for the land and encourage us to see the world with kindness. J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 18 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for documentarian 

Word History

First Known Use

1943, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of documentarian was in 1943

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“Documentarian.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/documentarian. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.

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