documentarian

noun

doc·​u·​men·​tar·​i·​an ˌdä-kyə-mən-ˈter-ē-ən 

-ˌmen-,

-kyü-

: one who makes a documentary

Examples of documentarian in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The Upper East Side documentarian has spent the season working on her dream project — a series about undersung Black women in American history — while experiencing the destabilizing departure of her film editor, and the yet more destabilizing arrival of a new editor, played by Mehcad Brooks. —Daniel D'addario, Variety, 4 July 2025

The Norwegian documentarian then travels to the U.S. to meet the former homeless man turned digital millionaire face to face. —Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 26 June 2025

Virgo: Lisa Todd Wexley Lisa is a mother of three, wife, writer, documentarian, media personality, socialite and former New York Bar member. —Lisa Stardust, People.com, 28 May 2025

But what documentarian Matt Wolf remembers best was how well Reubens took care of the local wildlife. —Bethy Squires, Vulture, 19 May 2025

Word History

Etymology

documentary entry 2

First Known Use

1943, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for documentarian

• authoritarian
• communitarian
• disciplinarian
• egalitarian
• equalitarian
• humanitarian
• majoritarian
• octogenarian
• parliamentarian
• radiolarian
• totalitarian
• utilitarian