noun
Meaning 1
A maker of documentaries.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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documentarist
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *deḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *doḱ-éye-ti Proto-Italic *dokejō Proto-Italic *dokeō Latin doceō Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Latin documentumbor. French document Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusder. French -aire French documentairebor. English documentary Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English documentarist From documentary + -ist.
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Translations
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: dokumentaristi — person who makes documentaries
- Greek: παραγωγός ντοκιμαντέρ (paragogós ntokimantér) — person who makes documentaries
- Greek: ντοκιμαντερίστας (ntokimanterístas) — person who makes documentaries