cameraman

[ kam-er-uh-man, -muhn, kam-ruh- ]

noun,plural cam·er·a·men [kam-er-uh-men, -muhn, kam-ruh-]. /ˈkæm ər əˌmɛn, -mən, ˈkæm rə-/.
  1. a person who operates a camera, especially a movie or television camera.

Origin of cameraman

1
First recorded in 1900–05; camera1 + man

usage note For cameraman

Is cameraman gender-neutral? See -man.

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British Dictionary definitions for cameraman

cameraman

/ (ˈkæmərəˌmæn, ˈkæmrə-) /


nounplural -men
  1. a person who operates a film or television camera

usage For cameraman

Gender-neutral form: camera operator

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