cameraman
Americannoun
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cameramen
plural
noun
Usage
Gender-neutral form: camera operator
Gender
Is cameraman gender-neutral? See -man.
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of cameraman
Example Sentences
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The following evening, May 9, Eatherly and his cameraman dined at Bob’s Steak & Chop House in the Omni Hotel in downtown Nashville, at 250 Rep. John Lewis Way.
From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2026
As the chopper circled Miami, the cameraman explained the purpose of the shoot: “Everybody and their mama wants to know where he’s going to play ball next year.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 10, 2026
"It is not nice; we don't want to pay more for gas," acknowledged the cameraman as he got his credit card ready to fill up his minivan.
From Barron's ● May 2, 2026
Tish Hyman strolled through the Anytime Fitness in Chatsworth, speaking directly to a cameraman from her campaign — and, she hoped, potential voters.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2026
She was leaning in my door, behind the cameraman.
From "The Stars Beneath Our Feet" by David Barclay Moore
Mr. Doherty writes that “the cameramen knew what they photographed would never be used in official films, but they did not stop cranking.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
"It was the first time that they sent cameramen all over the world to capture images of animal behaviour in the field," he explains.
From BBC ● May 8, 2026
Casting directors are on the lookout for real people who will let hosts, cameramen and crew with a boatload of TV equipment tag along for the ride during a renovation or house hunt.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2025
This aggressive coaxing from the cameramen was seemingly always a part of the brand, an apparent selling point of the videos.
From Slate ● Dec. 13, 2024
So were the reporters, photographers and cameramen who were recording the confrontation from across the street.
From "Because They Marched" by Russell Freedman
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