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 a video production)

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The first hit a house in central Gaza’s Bureij refugee camp without warning and killed three people, including Al Jazeera cameraman Ahmed Wishah, according to Al Aqsa Hospital. Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2026 An Al Jazeera cameraman was killed in an Israeli airstrike in central Gaza, the outlet said, less than three months after his journalist brother was killed in a separate strike. Jeremy Mikula, NBC news, 21 June 2026 The first hit a house in central Gaza’s Bureij refugee camp without warning, killing three people, including Al Jazeera cameraman Ahmed Wishah, according to Al-Aqsa hospital. Wafaa Shurafa, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2026 Peruvian sports journalist Jampool Cuadros Estrada tried on a Rocky robe as a cameraman followed him around the store for their latest World Cup report. CBS News, 18 June 2026 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 25 Jun. 2026.

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