cameraperson
Americannoun
Gender
Is it cameraman, camerawoman, or cameraperson? See -person.
Etymology
Origin of cameraperson
First recorded in 1900–05; camera(man) + -person
Example Sentences
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As the team reset for a complex shot accompanied by a relentlessly looped fragment from her track, Aftab whispered offhandedly to a cameraperson, “Thank God the song is good!”
From New York Times ● May 13, 2024
And they’ll be like, ‘Why don’t you have a cameraperson? Can you not afford one?’
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 26, 2023
"I think we're moving into the era of cameraperson instead of cameraman," she says.
From BBC ● Mar. 10, 2023
Here’s a gross oversimplification that knowledgeable readers will probably hate: when you play any modern 3D game on a flat-screen, you are a cameraperson inside a giant film set created by the 3D engine.
From The Verge ● Jul. 1, 2022
A reporter stood directly in front of the gate in the chain-link fence, speaking rapidly into his microphone as the cameraperson panned around him.
From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro
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