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cameraman

[ kam-er-uh-man, -muh n, kam-ruh- ]

/ ˈkæm ər əˌmæn, -mən, ˈkæm rə- /

noun, plural cam·er·a·men [kam-er-uh-men, -muh n, kam-ruh-] /ˈkæm ər əˌmɛn, -mən, ˈkæm rə-/.

a person who operates a camera, especially a movie or television camera.

Origin of cameraman

First recorded in 1900–05; camera¹ + man¹

usage note for cameraman

See -man.

Words nearby cameraman

camera-ready copy, camera-shy, cameral, cameralist, cameralistic, cameraman, cameraperson, camerawoman, camerlengo, cameron, cameroon

Example sentences from the Web for cameraman

The cameraman was reporting on the factory catching fire when the inevitable happened.

Fireworks Factory Explodes in Colorful Burst |The Daily Beast Video |January 6, 2015 |DAILY BEAST
Thankfully, someone was there to capture this “jit going ham,” as the cameraman put it.

Slow Motion Tiger Jump, a Tornado at the Rose Bowl and More Viral Videos |The Daily Beast Video |January 4, 2015 |DAILY BEAST
The cameraman, Anton, had spent the night in a single cell without any chance to let his station know where he was.

I Was Snatched at the MH17 ‘Morgue’ |Anna Nemtsova |July 21, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
When he had us all ready, he used to turn his back to the shot and let the cameraman tell him when it was done.

The Stacks: Mr. Bad Taste and Trouble Himself: Robert Mitchum |Robert Ward |July 19, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

[Laughs] Word was out that they were looking for a real cameraman to play a cameraman on the show.

How ‘Transcendence’ Director Wally Pfister Became Christopher Nolan’s Secret Weapon |Andrew Romano |April 17, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
And she derived a little comfort from the belief that the cameraman was on her side.

Linda Lee, Incorporated |Louis Joseph Vance
Even so, it was a near squeeze for both camera and cameraman.

Down the Columbia |Lewis R. Freeman
The cameraman who had been grinding away steadily had deserted the bus and was dragging his camera with him.

Janet Hardy in Radio City |Ruthe S. Wheeler
He had ordered his cameraman to Windermere, where full directions for the trip to the glaciers awaited him.

Down the Columbia |Lewis R. Freeman
The cameraman stopped cranking and, resting an elbow on his camera, turned with a satiric grin to observe developments.

Linda Lee, Incorporated |Louis Joseph Vance

British Dictionary definitions for cameraman

cameraman

/ (ˈkæmərəˌmæn, ˈkæmrə-) /

noun plural -men

a person who operates a film or television camera

usage for cameraman

Gender-neutral form: camera operator