body camera

noun

variants or less commonly body cam or bodycam

ˈbä-dē-ˌkam 

: a video camera that is worn on clothing and used to continuously record activity in front of the wearer

Americans are deeply divided over race relations and police use of force. One thing they don't seem to be divided over, however, is support for police body cameras.

—Tom Knight

Examples of body camera in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Police in Florida released tense body camera video showing the moment a sword-wielding burglary suspect was tased by deputies after allegedly refusing to drop the weapon. — Greg Norman-Diamond, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2026

Screens on the kiosks are interactive, enabling workers to communicate issues with their on-the-job handheld devices, including cell phones, body cameras, ring scanners, tablets, wands, RS scanners, or Zebra devices. — David Moin, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2026

In the wake of those deaths, DHS, which oversees ICE, said each arrest team would be required to have at least one body camera. — Sarah Matusek, Christian Science Monitor, 22 Sep. 2026

Further delaying that timeline is the possibility of DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin potentially switching or adding new vendors for body cameras. — Nicole Acevedo, NBC news, 22 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1993, in the meaning defined above