camerawoman

noun

cam·​era·​wom·​an ˈkam-rə-ˌwu̇-mən How to pronounce camerawoman (audio)
ˈka-mə-rə-
: a woman who operates a camera (as for a video production)

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Naru, the only camerawoman at Kabul’s main TV station, struggles to keep custody of her three-year-old son after leaving her husband, a serial cheater. Leo Barraclough, Variety, 3 Aug. 2026 Almost everyone is naked, including opera singers, musicians, old women, disabled women, camerawomen, and women with no formal dance training. Lauren Oyler, New Yorker, 20 July 2026 Working with her camerawoman Tamica, Flynn discovers that the family were members of New Hope Church, a right-wing evangelical congregation. Sandra Dallas, Denver Post, 12 Apr. 2026 The festival opened with Afghan director Shahrbanoo Sadat’s No Good Men, following a female camerawoman navigating life and work in Kabul — a selection with an unmistakable geopolitical echo. Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 14 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for camerawoman

Word History

First Known Use

1971, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of camerawoman was in 1971

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“Camerawoman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/camerawoman. Accessed 4 Aug. 2026.

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