写しゃ真しん師し

noun

photographer

Historical or formal term for a professional photographer, especially in the context of early photography studios. In modern Japanese, カメラマン or フォトグラファー are more common.

• 明めい治じ時じ代だい、写しゃ真しん師しは町まちで評ひょう判ばんの職しょく業ぎょうだった。

  In the Meiji era, a photographer was a well-regarded profession in town.