"photoist" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: photoists [plural]
Etymology: From photo + -ist. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|photo|ist}} photo + -ist Head templates: {{en-noun}} photoist (plural photoists)
  1. (dated) A photographer. Tags: dated

Inflected forms

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