cameraperson
Americannoun
Gender
Is it cameraman, camerawoman, or cameraperson? See -person.
Etymology
Origin of cameraperson
First recorded in 1900–05; camera(man) + -person
Example Sentences
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The team visiting Vijay lakshmi’s neighbourhood comprised of 5 people in total, including a policeman and a cameraperson to document the process.
From Seattle Times • May 17, 2024
As the team reset for a complex shot accompanied by a relentlessly looped fragment from her track, Aftab whispered offhandedly to a cameraperson, “Thank God the song is good!”
From New York Times • May 13, 2024
It might seem like an odd list, but the 29-year-old is a wildlife cameraperson.
From BBC • Mar. 10, 2023
Here’s a gross oversimplification that knowledgeable readers will probably hate: when you play any modern 3D game on a flat-screen, you are a cameraperson inside a giant film set created by the 3D engine.
From The Verge • Jul. 1, 2022
A reporter stood directly in front of the gate in the chain-link fence, speaking rapidly into his microphone as the cameraperson panned around him.
From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro
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