Daguerreotyper

/dəˈɡɛrioʊˌtaɪpər/ noun

Definition

A person who operated a daguerreotype camera and created daguerreotype photographs, a common profession in the 19th century.

Etymology

English agent noun formed from 'daguerreotype' plus '-er,' indicating one who performs the action of making daguerreotypes.

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Early daguerreotypers were like today's smartphone photographers—they became instant celebrities because they possessed a technology everyone wanted but few understood, and they often traveled town to town finding customers.

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