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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Born in 1941 in Rimouski, Quebec, Blais started out as an assistant cameraman on In The Labyrinth, a film by directors by Roman Kroitor, Colin Low and Hugh O’Connor created for the Expo 67 event in Montreal.
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Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 4 Nov. 2025
However, the incomplete pass resulted in the errant ball striking the cameraman, who fell to the ground immediately upon contact.
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 3 Nov. 2025
Podnieks himself witnessed his cameraman taking a fatal hit while the team were recording events on the streets of Riga in 1992.
—Will Tizard, Variety, 2 Nov. 2025
Her crew of 50 cameramen was supplemented by an order from the government that all of the weekly German news shows were to make their footage available to her.
—Sally Jenkins, The Atlantic, 27 Oct. 2025
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Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 4 Nov. 2025
However, the incomplete pass resulted in the errant ball striking the cameraman, who fell to the ground immediately upon contact.
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 3 Nov. 2025
Podnieks himself witnessed his cameraman taking a fatal hit while the team were recording events on the streets of Riga in 1992.
—Will Tizard, Variety, 2 Nov. 2025
Her crew of 50 cameramen was supplemented by an order from the government that all of the weekly German news shows were to make their footage available to her.
—Sally Jenkins, The Atlantic, 27 Oct. 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 5 Nov. 2025.
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