documentarian
noun
doc·u·men·tar·i·an
ˌdä-kyə-mən-ˈter-ē-ən 
-ˌmen-,
-kyü-
: one who makes a documentary
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Marcloid wanders patiently through these generative soundscapes like a documentarian in thrall to the process, recording snapshots of the music’s continuous ecosystem.
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Maxie Younger, Pitchfork, 11 Feb. 2026
But Vernon, a documentarian and a longtime friend of Nico’s parents, is not drawn as a satirical figure; rather, we are intended to see him as bombastic but appealing—warm, gregarious, freethinking, and probably correct in his concern about Western decline.
—Adelle Waldman, The Atlantic, 10 Feb. 2026
With the precision of a great documentarian and the pace of an expert thriller director, Howard mounts an enviably well-rounded procedural dramatization of a story that captivated headlines in 2018.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Jan. 2026
The Time connection to the DeepMind series adds another layer of intrigue, pairing America’s ultimate 20th-century documentarians of history with its quintessential 21st-century fabricator of technology.
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 29 Jan. 2026
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Maxie Younger, Pitchfork, 11 Feb. 2026
But Vernon, a documentarian and a longtime friend of Nico’s parents, is not drawn as a satirical figure; rather, we are intended to see him as bombastic but appealing—warm, gregarious, freethinking, and probably correct in his concern about Western decline.
—Adelle Waldman, The Atlantic, 10 Feb. 2026
With the precision of a great documentarian and the pace of an expert thriller director, Howard mounts an enviably well-rounded procedural dramatization of a story that captivated headlines in 2018.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Jan. 2026
The Time connection to the DeepMind series adds another layer of intrigue, pairing America’s ultimate 20th-century documentarians of history with its quintessential 21st-century fabricator of technology.
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 29 Jan. 2026
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“Documentarian.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/documentarian. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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