cameraman

noun

cam·​era·​man ˈkam-rə-ˌman How to pronounce cameraman (audio)
-mən,
ˈka-mə-rə-
: a person who operates a camera (as for motion pictures or television)

Examples of cameraman in a Sentence

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The two are bare-faced as a cameraman stands behind them. Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025 Sarkozy’s journey through Paris, which took him past the French National Assembly parliament building, was also captured live with more than a dozen cameramen on bikes tailing his car. Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2025 One officer approached the cameraman and identified himself and his colleagues as members of the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department at the West Hollywood station. James Factora, Them., 20 Oct. 2025 In the promo, Hernández holds his hands out, ready to be arrested, before Carpenter picks the show’s cameraman. Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for cameraman

Word History

First Known Use

1883, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of cameraman was in 1883

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“Cameraman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cameraman. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.

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