documentarist

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noun

A maker of documentaries.

Scrabble 18

Meanings

noundocumentarist (plural documentarists)

plural documentarists

Origin

  1. Frenchdocumentaire
  2. Englishdocumentary
  3. Englishdocumentarist

From documentary + -ist.

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Translations

Finnish dokumentaristi
  • dokumentaristiperson who makes documentaries
Greek παραγωγός ντοκιμαντέρ, ντοκιμαντερίστας
  • παραγωγός ντοκιμαντέρ (paragogós ntokimantér)person who makes documentaries
  • ντοκιμαντερίστας (ntokimanterístas)person who makes documentaries
Cite this entry
APA

documentarist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/documentarist

MLA

“documentarist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/documentarist. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “documentarist,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/documentarist.

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