camcorder

noun

cam·​cord·​er ˈkam-ˌkȯr-dər How to pronounce camcorder (audio)
: a small portable combined camera and video recording device

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The personal moment, which was recorded by a vintage camcorder, is what Kuri was most looking forward to. Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 13 Jan. 2025 The lust-worthy $4,000 prosumer camcorder had interchangeable lenses and wrote data to MiniDV (digital video) tapes. Carlton Reid, WIRED, 19 Sep. 2024 There's even an appearance by pop culture Christmas staple Macaulay Culkin, the star of holiday movie classics Home Alone and Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, who pops in as Santa Claus holding a camcorder. EW.com, 23 Dec. 2024 Bachman directed his sister, designed the sets and documented the performances with the family camcorder. Brendan Fitzgerald, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for camcorder 

Word History

Etymology

camera + recorder

First Known Use

1981, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of camcorder was in 1981

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“Camcorder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/camcorder. Accessed 26 Jan. 2025.

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camcorder

noun
cam·​cord·​er ˈkam-ˌkȯrd-ər How to pronounce camcorder (audio)
: a small portable combined camera and VCR

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