recordist

noun

re·​cord·​ist ri-ˈkȯr-dist How to pronounce recordist (audio)
: someone who records sound (as for movies)

Examples of recordist in a Sentence

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Those who started out as boom ops are sound recordists in their own right. — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2025 Track 1, first minute taken from audience recording (recordist unknown). — Jem Aswad, Variety, 25 June 2026 One scene conspicuously features the sound recordist’s microphone boom alongside the slate. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 5 Nov. 2025 Fans have also chipped in for Betty Cantor-Jackson, a producer and sound recordist for the band, roadie Kidd Candelario and the Dead’s former onstage monitor engineer, Harry Popick. — Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 18 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for recordist

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1930, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of recordist was circa 1930

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“Recordist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/recordist. Accessed 8 Jul. 2026.

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