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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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
In the nine-minute short, a young cameraman falls into what appears to be an empty furniture store with an eerie atmosphere: a seemingly endless series of rooms covered in yellow wallpaper and buzzing fluorescent lights.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 14, 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
The following morning, Attenborough and his cameraman were taken to an army compound before being released by a commander.
From BBC ● Apr. 27, 2026
I didn’t notice this, but I guess it’s the kind of thing a cameraman picks up on.
From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins
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
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
But the cameramen who work for the BBC cannot turn away, and on Tuesday one of them became a casualty himself.
From BBC ● May 13, 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
When Mr. Coggin departed after the unfortunate debacle concerning our tonsils, a series of other professional cameramen came and went.
From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
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