English

lensperson

From lens + person.

A compound of lens + person

Latin lēns ‘lentil’

English lens

Latin persōna ‘mask; character, role’

Anglo-Norman parsone

Middle English persoun

English person

Today it means

noun A lensman or lenswoman; a photographer.

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Etymograph / lensperson

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