cameraman

noun

cam·​era·​man ˈkam-rə-ˌman 

-mən, 

ˈka-mə-rə-

: a person who operates a camera (as for a video production)

Examples of cameraman in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Sergei Loznitsa) Archival footage master filmmaker Sergei Loznitsa reframes Soviet history once again, via the revealing gaze of Italian cameramen who captured life there in the early 1970s. — Alex Ritman, Variety, 17 Aug. 2026

The actress was starring opposite Brad Pitt, while Moder was serving as the cameraman. — Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 11 Aug. 2026

By happy chance, she is caught on film by a French TV cameraman, backed by Al King (bass) and Don Brown (drums) at the Blue Note. — Ian Penman, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026

In there, about two dozen reporters and cameramen crammed around Skubal, the former Detroit Tigers ace who definitely doesn’t sound like he’s gone Hollywood. — Jon Greenberg, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1883, in the meaning defined above