cameraperson
noun
cam·era·per·son
ˈkam-rə-ˌpər-sᵊn 
ˈka-mə-rə-
variants
or camera person
plural camerapeople
ˈkam-rə-ˌpē-pəl
ˈka-mə-rə-
or camera people also camerapersons or camera persons
: a person who operates a camera (as for motion pictures or television) : a cameraman or camerawoman
Examples of cameraperson in a Sentence
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Jagger, 80, captioned the video, featuring the rocker flailing his arms around at the cameraperson during a live cover of the 2011 track.
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Taijuan Moorman, USA TODAY, 1 Apr. 2024
Then there was Foley and his team following Letterman spontaneously tossing a notecard at the prop window and having to match that with the sound of shattering glass or having a camera follow Letterman into the audience or out a stage door exit where a cameraperson was often strategically placed.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Mar. 2024
In it, the cameraperson walks through a cluttered storage area and down stairs to a basement, where there are large piles of dirt and debris including a chair, clothing, construction materials, boxes and what appears to be a children's high chair.
—Hannah Hudnall, USA TODAY, 18 Jan. 2024
Last Tuesday, however, Portnoy finally made an appearance at Dragon Pizza with a cameraperson to do a review.
—Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2023
Perhaps few risked incurring church leaders’ wrath as much as Charles Ellis Johnson, the Salt Lake City cameraperson who emerged as the faith’s unofficial photographer.
—Mark Eddington, The Salt Lake Tribune, 17 July 2023
At some point, the driver takes off, headed east on I-8 — with the hood of the truck flying open as the truck passes by the OnScene cameraperson.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Apr. 2023
The solution was to embed a single cameraperson, producer Jake Swantko, with Rodchenkov and his security team.
—Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Sep. 2022
That immersive experience was translated to the stage by a cameraperson who could very well have been the ninth motopapi dancer, hovering constantly around Rosalía, even standing right in front of her and blocking her from front view.
—Nuria Net, Rolling Stone, 20 July 2022
Taijuan Moorman, USA TODAY, 1 Apr. 2024
Then there was Foley and his team following Letterman spontaneously tossing a notecard at the prop window and having to match that with the sound of shattering glass or having a camera follow Letterman into the audience or out a stage door exit where a cameraperson was often strategically placed.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Mar. 2024
In it, the cameraperson walks through a cluttered storage area and down stairs to a basement, where there are large piles of dirt and debris including a chair, clothing, construction materials, boxes and what appears to be a children's high chair.
—Hannah Hudnall, USA TODAY, 18 Jan. 2024
Last Tuesday, however, Portnoy finally made an appearance at Dragon Pizza with a cameraperson to do a review.
—Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2023
Perhaps few risked incurring church leaders’ wrath as much as Charles Ellis Johnson, the Salt Lake City cameraperson who emerged as the faith’s unofficial photographer.
—Mark Eddington, The Salt Lake Tribune, 17 July 2023
At some point, the driver takes off, headed east on I-8 — with the hood of the truck flying open as the truck passes by the OnScene cameraperson.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Apr. 2023
The solution was to embed a single cameraperson, producer Jake Swantko, with Rodchenkov and his security team.
—Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Sep. 2022
That immersive experience was translated to the stage by a cameraperson who could very well have been the ninth motopapi dancer, hovering constantly around Rosalía, even standing right in front of her and blocking her from front view.
—Nuria Net, Rolling Stone, 20 July 2022
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“Cameraperson.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cameraperson. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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