cameraperson
noun
cam·era·per·son
ˈkam-rə-ˌpər-sᵊn 
ˈka-mə-rə-
variants
or camera person
plural camerapeople
ˈkam-rə-ˌpē-pəl
ˈka-mə-rə-
or camera people also camerapersons or camera persons
: a person who operates a camera (as for a video production) : a cameraman or camerawoman
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The film was shot across four concerts, using 17 different mobile cameras moving around the stage to capture the footage needed for the 3D version, including a cameraperson following her specifically with a 3D camera.
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Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 9 May 2026
For a recent Death to Stock campaign, Singh’s team lugged suits of armor and swords to a castle in Berlin and hired a cameraperson to document behind-the-scenes footage of the stunt for social media—proof that the fantastical photos were not just generated by a machine.
—Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 6 May 2026
In it, the cameraperson lifts a gun in a parking lot and targets Staples, who tries and fails to disarm them, before entering a diner to stage a mass shooting.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 26 Apr. 2026
At one point, Wiig offered a stage direction, suggesting that the cameraperson wait a few seconds to cut to an in-audience co-conspirator.
—Rachel Handler, Vulture, 16 Mar. 2026
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Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 9 May 2026
For a recent Death to Stock campaign, Singh’s team lugged suits of armor and swords to a castle in Berlin and hired a cameraperson to document behind-the-scenes footage of the stunt for social media—proof that the fantastical photos were not just generated by a machine.
—Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 6 May 2026
In it, the cameraperson lifts a gun in a parking lot and targets Staples, who tries and fails to disarm them, before entering a diner to stage a mass shooting.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 26 Apr. 2026
At one point, Wiig offered a stage direction, suggesting that the cameraperson wait a few seconds to cut to an in-audience co-conspirator.
—Rachel Handler, Vulture, 16 Mar. 2026
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“Cameraperson.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cameraperson. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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