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

Steve is out to find the jaguar shark who killed his partner, but Klaus finds his own enemy in a Zissou fan (Owen Wilson) who believes the undersea documentarian is his dad. 10. —Brian Truitt, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2025

As a documentarian, Ballal relies on watching and witnessing. —Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 25 Apr. 2025

Earlier this week, Deadline reported that the festival will get another life as a streaming service after documentarian Shawn Rech acquired some Fyre IP. —Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2025

But few lines are wasted, and every quiet misunderstanding builds towards a richer portrait of dysfunction that says more about humanity than anything these misguided documentarians could ever make. —Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 23 Apr. 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