camera-shy
[ kam-er-uh-shahy, kam-ruh- ]
/ ˈkæm ər əˌʃaɪ, ˈkæm rə- /
adjective
unwilling or afraid to be photographed or filmed.
Origin of camera-shy
First recorded in 1920–25
Words nearby camera-shy
camera obscura,
camera phone,
camera tube,
camera-ready,
camera-ready copy,
camera-shy,
cameral,
cameralist,
cameralistic,
cameraman,
cameraperson
Example sentences from the Web for camera-shy
Now 47-year-old Marina Berlusconi appears to be moving into politics—that is, if the camera-shy introvert really wants the job.
Could Silvio Berlusconi’s Daughter Take Over Italy, Too? |Barbie Latza Nadeau |May 10, 2014 |DAILY BEASTHow difficult it must have been to coax the reclusive, camera-shy Mr. Clinton back to the spotlight.
Charity telephoned to ask Jim Dyckman to act, but he proved to be camera-shy and intractable.
We Can't Have Everything |Rupert Hughes
British Dictionary definitions for camera-shy
camera-shy
adjective
having an aversion to being photographed or filmed