Meanings
nounradiographer (plural radiographers)
plural radiographers
- Someone who works with radiography. This term seems to be more common in British English.
Synonyms: radiographist, radiology nurse
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSomeone who works with radiography. This term seems to be more common in British English.
Similar
radiographistradiology nurse
Origin
- Latinradius
- Englishradio-
- Proto-Indo-European*gerbʰ-
- Proto-Hellenic*grə́pʰō
- Ancient Greekγρᾰ́φω (grắphō)
- Ancient Greekγραφή (graphḗ)
- Englishradiography
- Englishradiographer
From radiography + -er.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish röntgenhoitaja
- röntgenhoitajasomeone who works with radiography
Greek ακτινολόγος
- ακτινολόγος (aktinológos)someone who works with radiography
Irish radagrafaí
- radagrafaísomeone who works with radiography
Norwegian Bokmål radiograf
- radiografsomeone who works with radiography
Romanian radiograf, radiografă
- radiografsomeone who works with radiography
- radiografăsomeone who works with radiography
Cite this entry
APA
radiographer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/radiographer
MLA
“radiographer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/radiographer. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “radiographer,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/radiographer.
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