camcorder

noun

cam·​cord·​er ˈkam-ˌkȯr-dər 

: a small portable combined camera and video recording device

Examples of camcorder in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Wasn’t even a camcorder, but a video microphone which compressed it. — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2026

Eric Cook, her producing partner, gave her a camcorder to start filming more seriously. — Jake Kring-Schreifels, Time, 22 July 2026

Over the course of a few days, this bashful teen, always armed with her camcorder and far less free-spirited than her cousins, will be beset by her father’s feuding family. — Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026

Armed with camcorders, the players documented it all, capturing raw moments as underdogs grew into future legends. — Brent Lang, Variety, 17 June 2026

Word History

Etymology

camera + recorder

First Known Use

1981, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for camcorder

• disorder
• recorder
• reorder
• suborder
• transborder
• boarder
• border
• corder
• order
• warder

Kids Definition

camcorder

noun

cam·​cord·​er ˈkam-ˌkȯrd-ər 

: a small portable combined camera and VCR