cameraman

American

[kam-er-uh-man, -muhn, kam-ruh-] / ˈkæm ər əˌmæn, -mən, ˈkæm rə- /

noun

plural

cameramen

a person who operates a camera, especially a movie or television camera.

cameraman British

/ ˈkæmərəˌmæn, ˈkæmrə- /

noun

a person who operates a film or television camera

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Usage

Gender-neutral form: camera operator

Gender

Is cameraman gender-neutral? See -man.

Etymology

Origin of cameraman

First recorded in 1900–05; camera ¹ + man

Example Sentences

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Photographers and cameramen were poised and ready to take a shot of him in his car when he returned home.

From BBC

Spurs guard Dylan Harper was slammed off the court and face-first into a cameraman.

From Barron's

As soon as the camera stopped, Cindy shook her head in disgust and handed the mic to her young cameraman, Mark.

From Literature

Carr explained: "The cameraman goes 'congratulations', and I go 'how did you know I won?' He said 'I didn't."

From BBC

Then one day before his broadcast, Robinson instructed the cameraman to remove the slide.

From The Wall Street Journal

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