cameraman
noun
cam·era·man
ˈkam-rə-ˌman 
-mən,
ˈka-mə-rə-
: a person who operates a camera (as for a video production)
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Issam Abdallah, a cameraman with Reuters, was killed.
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Frank Langfitt, NPR, 23 Dec. 2025
In 1969, Lasker joined CBS Chicago as a news and documentary cameraman.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025
Pienaar's highest profile role came in 2006, when he was cast as a cameraman in Edward Zwick's searing drama Blood Diamond.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Dec. 2025
Over throbbing synths, the actors shouted declarations into each other’s ears—and additionally communicated with eyes and hands—while a cameraman circled them with a Steadicam.
—Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2025
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Frank Langfitt, NPR, 23 Dec. 2025
In 1969, Lasker joined CBS Chicago as a news and documentary cameraman.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025
Pienaar's highest profile role came in 2006, when he was cast as a cameraman in Edward Zwick's searing drama Blood Diamond.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Dec. 2025
Over throbbing synths, the actors shouted declarations into each other’s ears—and additionally communicated with eyes and hands—while a cameraman circled them with a Steadicam.
—Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for cameraman
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“Cameraman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cameraman. Accessed 24 Dec. 2025.
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