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radiographer

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Someone who works with radiography. This term seems to be more common in British English.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a person who makes radiographs

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: specialist, medical specialist

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin radiusder. English radio- Proto-Indo-European *gerbh- Proto-Hellenic *grə́phō Ancient Greek γρᾰ́φω (grắphō) Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek γραφή (graphḗ) Ancient Greek -γραφίᾱ (-graphíā)bor. French -graphieder. English -graphy English radiography English -er English radiographer From radiography + -er.

Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: ռենտգենոլոգ (ṙentgenolog) — someone who works with radiography
  • Armenian: ռենտգենաբան (ṙentgenaban) — someone who works with radiography
  • Finnish: röntgenhoitaja — someone who works with radiography
  • Greek: ακτινολόγος (aktinológos) — someone who works with radiography
  • Irish: radagrafaí — someone who works with radiography
  • Norwegian Bokmål: radiograf — someone who works with radiography
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: radiograf — someone who works with radiography
  • Romanian: radiograf — someone who works with radiography
  • Romanian: radiografă — someone who works with radiography