camcorder

[kam-kawr-der]

noun

1. a lightweight handheld video camera.

camcorder

/ ˈkæmˌkɔːdə /

noun

1. a video camera and recorder combined in a portable unit

Word History and Origins

Origin of camcorder¹

First recorded in 1980–85; cam(era) ¹ + (re)corder

Example Sentences

It featured a young couple terrorized by a demon in their new home, and was seemingly cut together out of footage the husband filmed on a camcorder in the house.

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It featured Bryn clearing out his home when he stumbles upon a camcorder tape labelled "The Fishing Trip".

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As the band’s drummer, Suzette generally kept a lower profile than Selena; but behind her drum kit, and her camcorder, she captured her sister’s fire and verve more authentically than anyone else had before.

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With the help of a camcorder, innie and outie Mark converse for the first time, which is when each discovers that, although they share the same body, they want different things.

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The clip was shot on a camcorder, with Rob Brydon filming some of it himself.

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