# cinematographer

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #33,568

## Definitions
1. A photographer who oversees the operations of the cameras and lighting when making a film. The cinematographer may also double as the camera operator of the movie camera, though this is usually done by a cameraman. The film director may also double as the cinematographer, though this is usually a different person.
2. One who exhibits motion pictures; a projectionist.

## Etymology
From cinematograph + -er.

## Easily confused with
- **cinematography** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cinematographer-vs-cinematography)

## Common misspellings (23)
`ccinematographer`, `cienmatographer`, `cineamtographer`, `cinemaotgrapher`, `cinematgorapher`, `cinematogarpher`, `cinematoggrapher`, `cinematograhper`, `cinematograpehr`, `cinematographerr`, `cinematographher`, `cinematographre`, `cinematograppher`, `cinematogrpaher`, `cinematogrrapher`, `cinematorgapher`, `cinemattographer`, `cinemmatographer`, `cinemtaographer`, `cinmeatographer`, `cinnematographer`, `cniematographer`, `icnematographer`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/cinematographer