body camera

noun

variants or less commonly body cam or bodycam
: 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

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Taser stun gun and body camera company Axon Enterprise awarded its CEO Rick Smith a carbon copy of Musk’s deal in 2018 at a smaller magnitude. Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025 During the traffic stop encounter, the officer’s’ body camera captured Scott saying an anti-gay slur when the officer issued him a fine. Abby Monteil, Them., 7 Oct. 2025 Officers scoured South Mountain for the lost woman, body camera footage shared by the department shows. Daniella Segura, Sacbee.com, 7 Oct. 2025 Only one of the three Border Patrol agents had an active body camera, the FBI affidavit says. Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for body camera

Word History

First Known Use

1993, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of body camera was in 1993

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“Body camera.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/body%20camera. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.

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