cameraman

noun

cam·​era·​man ˈkam-rə-ˌman How to pronounce cameraman (audio)
-mən,
ˈka-mə-rə-
: a person who operates a camera (as for motion pictures or television)

Examples of cameraman in a Sentence

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One cameraman spotted him behind a nearby palm tree alongside Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Italian premier Giorgia Meloni. Hannah Peart, NBC News, 19 Nov. 2024 The history of these games is filled with not only memorable moments but also rookie starts for on-air media personalities and many more behind-the-scenes personnel, from cameramen to Emmy-winning producers and directors who went on to be part of the industry. Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 24 Nov. 2024 Later, a cameraman catches Liam in the balcony, drinking beer and heckling his brother. Matthew Ismael Ruiz, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2024 During a campaign stop in Indiana in 1968 when a TV cameraman’s battery unexpectedly caught fire and then his shirt did, too, Kennedy rushed to him to beat out the flames with her bare hands. Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 10 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for cameraman 

Word History

First Known Use

1883, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of cameraman was in 1883

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“Cameraman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cameraman. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.

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