camerawoman
noun
cam·era·wom·an
ˈkam-rə-ˌwu̇-mən 
ˈka-mə-rə-
: a woman who operates a camera (as for motion pictures or television)
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Marilyn Manson was sentenced to 20 hours of community service and fined by a court on Monday (Sept. 17) after pleading no contest to blowing his nose on a camerawoman at a 2019 concert in New Hampshire.
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Lars Brandle, Billboard, 19 Sep. 2023
Marilyn Manson will plead no contest to the allegation of blowing his nose on a camerawoman at a concert in New Hampshire in 2019, the Associated Press reports.
—Daniela Avila, Peoplemag, 19 July 2023
At the time, Manson's attorney said the misdemeanor claim was pursued after the camerawoman asked for $35,000 for the effects on her camera equipment.
—Daniela Avila, Peoplemag, 19 July 2023
Director and camerawoman were just two of Ms. Maple’s many jobs.
—Daniel E. Slotnik, New York Times, 11 June 2023
Jessie Maple, who built careers as a camerawoman and an independent filmmaker when Black women were almost nonexistent in those fields, and who then left meticulous instructions for later generations to follow in her footsteps, died on May 30 at her home in Atlanta.
—Daniel E. Slotnik, New York Times, 11 June 2023
The journey from 8,530 feet to 16,404 feet took Wortley, her mountain guide Jangu Lepcha and her camerawoman Emily Almond Barr a month.
—Claire Turrell, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Mar. 2023
What does a typical camerawoman look like?
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 July 2022
The camerawoman twists her lens, zooms in.
—Marcus Wicker, The Atlantic, 18 Oct. 2020
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Lars Brandle, Billboard, 19 Sep. 2023
Marilyn Manson will plead no contest to the allegation of blowing his nose on a camerawoman at a concert in New Hampshire in 2019, the Associated Press reports.
—Daniela Avila, Peoplemag, 19 July 2023
At the time, Manson's attorney said the misdemeanor claim was pursued after the camerawoman asked for $35,000 for the effects on her camera equipment.
—Daniela Avila, Peoplemag, 19 July 2023
Director and camerawoman were just two of Ms. Maple’s many jobs.
—Daniel E. Slotnik, New York Times, 11 June 2023
Jessie Maple, who built careers as a camerawoman and an independent filmmaker when Black women were almost nonexistent in those fields, and who then left meticulous instructions for later generations to follow in her footsteps, died on May 30 at her home in Atlanta.
—Daniel E. Slotnik, New York Times, 11 June 2023
The journey from 8,530 feet to 16,404 feet took Wortley, her mountain guide Jangu Lepcha and her camerawoman Emily Almond Barr a month.
—Claire Turrell, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Mar. 2023
What does a typical camerawoman look like?
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 July 2022
The camerawoman twists her lens, zooms in.
—Marcus Wicker, The Atlantic, 18 Oct. 2020
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Word History
First Known Use
1971, in the meaning defined above
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“Camerawoman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/camerawoman. Accessed 6 Dec. 2023.
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