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documentarian

noun doc·u·men·tar·i·an \-mən-ˈter-ē-ən, -ˌmen-\

Definition of DOCUMENTARIAN

:  one who makes a documentary
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Origin of DOCUMENTARIAN

2documentary
First Known Use: 1943

Rhymes with DOCUMENTARIAN

abecedarian, Austro-Hungarian, authoritarian, communitarian, disciplinarian, egalitarian, humanitarian, majoritarian, nonagenarian, octogenarian, parliamentarian, postmillenarian, premillenarian, predestinarian, sexagenarian, totalitarian, utilitarian, veterinarian

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