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)

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The team also included five Sherpa guides and a cameraman. Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 May 2025 American tennis star Danielle Collins on Tuesday defended her outburst toward a cameraman during a tournament last week. Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 28 May 2025 There were a number of journalists, cameramen and photographers positioned on a road as a naked nine-year-old girl named Phan Thi Kim Phuc fled the attack with others. Allen Salkin, HollywoodReporter, 23 May 2025 An Associated Press cameraman in Khan Younis counted 10 airstrikes on the city overnight into Thursday, and saw numerous bodies taken to the morgue in the city’s Nasser Hospital. Mohammad Jahjouh, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for cameraman

Word History

First Known Use

1883, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 30 Jun. 2025.

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