smudger
British slang for a photographer, particularly an informal or street photographer — the kind who snaps candid shots rather than posing people under studio lights.
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British slang for a photographer, particularly an informal or street photographer — the kind who snaps candid shots rather than posing people under studio lights. The term was especially common among soldiers and working-class communities in the mid-20th century. It also carries the literal meaning of someone who smudges or blurs things, but the photographer sense is the one with cultural staying power in British slang.
The smudger from the local paper was already there when the match finished, camera in hand.
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One who, or that which, smudges.
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(dated, slang, British) A photographer.
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