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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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 In photos obtained by Page Six, Richards, 53, and Mueller, 46, were spotted having a one-on-one conversation at a picnic table as a cameraman sat on the opposite side, filming the interaction. Julia Moore, Peoplemag, 31 July 2024 Mourners and colleagues holding 'press' signs surround the body of Al-Jazeera Arabic journalist Ismail al-Ghoul, killed along with his cameraman Rami al-Refee in an Israeli strike during their coverage of Gaza's Al-Shati refugee camp, on July 31, 2024. Yasmeen Serhan, TIME, 26 Oct. 2024 Video taken on the last night that Ward, her producer Brent Swails and cameraman Scott McWhinnie were in captivity. Clarissa Ward, CNN, 23 Oct. 2024 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 Nov. 2024.

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