cameraperson

[ kam-er-uh-pur-suhn, kam-ruh- ]

noun

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

Gender Note

Is it cameraman, camerawoman, or cameraperson? See -person.

Word History and Origins

Origin of cameraperson¹

First recorded in 1900–05; camera(man) + -person

Example Sentences

To get between the two makeshift stages, he walked through the halls of Raymond James Stadium as a cameraperson clumsily tried to keep the lens trained on his face.

From Washington Post