Meanings
nountelephotographer (plural telephotographers)
plural telephotographers
- A photographer who uses a telephoto lens.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-
- Ancient Greekτῆλε (têle)
- Englishtele-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰéh₂os
- Proto-Hellenic*pʰáwos
- Ancient Greekφᾰ́ος (phắos)
- Ancient Greekφῶς (phôs)
- Ancient Greekφωτο- (phōto-)
- Englishphoto-
- Proto-Indo-European*gerbʰ-
- Proto-Hellenic*grə́pʰō
- Ancient Greekγράφω (gráphō)
- Englishphotograph
- Englishphotographer
- Englishtelephotographer
From tele- + photographer.
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telephotographer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/telephotographer
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“telephotographer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/telephotographer. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “telephotographer,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/telephotographer.
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