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camcorder

noun

cam·​cord·​er ˈkam-ˌkȯr-dər How to pronounce camcorder (audio)
: a small portable combined camera and video recording device

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In the final clip, the camera turns to a man in the mirror holding a camcorder dated February 20, 1993. Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2025 Characters love using camcorders on Vince Gilligan shows. Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 28 Nov. 2025 Those smile-stealing, off-the-cuff camcorder moments make what could have been a stale documentary into a much more personal portrait of the singer, who was killed in 1995. Sofía Hanalei Sanchez, CNN Money, 16 Nov. 2025 The images are complemented by a throwback-style video recorded with early 2000s camcorder technology, reinforcing Re/Done’s typical affinity for vintage visuals. Renan Botelho, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for camcorder

Word History

Etymology

camera + recorder

First Known Use

1981, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of camcorder was in 1981

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“Camcorder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/camcorder. Accessed 5 Dec. 2025.

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camcorder

noun
cam·​cord·​er ˈkam-ˌkȯrd-ər How to pronounce camcorder (audio)
: a small portable combined camera and VCR

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