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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One of the most entrusted volunteers in football is the cameraman.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026
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
Four days later, he hit a camera with his gloves as a cameraman approached him on the pitch after a 2-1 defeat by Colombia.
From BBC ● Jul. 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
Instead the cameraman said, ‘Pass the plug over, love,’ and Mum was distracted.
From "The London Eye Mystery" by Siobhan Dowd
Several years later, World War I served as the “force multiplier” for newsreels, which benefited from cameras becoming smaller and lighter, and newsreel editors and cameramen more professional.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
Correspondents Anas al-Sharif and Mohammed Qreiqeh and cameramen Ibrahim Zaher and Mohammed Noufal were in a tent for journalists at the hospital's main gate when it was targeted, Al Jazeera reported.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 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
“I’m having a field day,” he said, very upbeat as he stood among the cameramen in the band’s dressing room moments before going on stage.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 10, 1983
The reporters and cameramen turned their attention to him and that's what they decided to put on the television coverage.
From "It All Comes Down to This" by Karen English
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