lensman

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
9
Words With Friends
13
Letters
7

Definition of lensman

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A male photographer.
    “A profile in black and white may be said to describe this new portrait study of Kay Francis, made by that eminent lensman from Hungary, Herr Ferenc, […]”
    “Claudette Colbert, sensitive about certain camera angles “killed” one photographer’s entire sitting. (“Not temperament, just smart,” said the lensman, who is one of the best.)”
    “Famed lensman Richardson shot the campaign for the past three years, and drew criticism for depicting uber-skinny female models in body-baring clothing with male models in suggestive positions.”
    “[…] The most unforgettable “stolen” snap from Diana’s last fateful holiday was the famous “kiss” picture of her in a clinch with bare-chested Dodi Fayed, her playboy lover, off the coast of Corsica. It was she who tipped off Italian lensman Mario Brenna—to send a taunting message to the real love of her life, Hasnat Khan.”

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Etymology

From lens + -man, 1930s.

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