cameraman

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

noun

plural

cameramen 

1. a person who operates a camera, especially a movie or television camera.

cameraman

/ ˈkæmərəˌmæn, ˈkæmrə- /

noun

1. a person who operates a film or television camera

Usage

Gender-neutral form: camera operator

Gender Note

Is cameraman gender-neutral? See -man.

Word History and Origins

Origin of cameraman¹

First recorded in 1900–05; camera ¹ + man

Example Sentences

While Hadeel was talking to our cameraman, a series of explosions echoed through the apartment.

From BBC

Leading a small crew comprising two researchers, a cameraman and sound expert, Alexander realised "this can't go on, you've got to trust us".

From BBC

What emerges is an unvarnished chronicle: flashes of vision and vulnerability, spectacle and self-destruction, all captured through the lens of a young cameraman embedded in Ye’s orbit.

From Los Angeles Times

It is a sunny spring afternoon in Warwickshire and I'm parked up in a nondescript hatchback with my cameraman, poised to meet a drug dealer.

From BBC

“I’m a frustrated actor, director, producer and even cameraman. I wanted to be all those things,” Armani said.

From Los Angeles Times