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 motion pictures or television)

Examples of cameraman in a Sentence

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Mourners and colleagues holding 'press' signs surround the body of Al-Jazeera Arabic journalist Ismail al-Ghoul, killed along with his cameraman Rami al-Refee in an Israeli strike during their coverage of Gaza's Al-Shati refugee camp, on July 31, 2024. Yasmeen Serhan, TIME, 26 Oct. 2024 Video taken on the last night that Ward, her producer Brent Swails and cameraman Scott McWhinnie were in captivity. Clarissa Ward, CNN, 23 Oct. 2024 Also remembered at the Garden of Truth is ABC News cameraman Alaa Uldeen Aziz and his soundman Saif Laith Yousuf. Clark Bentson, ABC News, 16 Oct. 2024 Viewers quickly criticized the streamer for appearing to be more concerned about his totaled McLaren than his cameraman in the passenger seat, who appeared to still be inside the car clutching his arm and bleeding from the head. Angela Yang, NBC News, 7 Oct. 2024 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 26 Nov. 2024.

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