camerawoman

American  

[kam-er-uh-woom-uhn, kam-ruh-] / ˈkæm ər əˌwʊm ən, ˈkæm rə- /

noun

camerawomen plural

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

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Gender

Is it camerawoman or cameraperson? See -woman.

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• camerawomen
  plural

Etymology

Origin of camerawoman

First recorded in 1905–10; camera(man) + -woman

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

camerawoman camerawomen

Legendary BBC camerawoman Julie Ritson called my bike a blueprint for the future of journalism.

From BBC ● May 24, 2025

As I left the proceedings and chatted with a fellow observer on the court’s back steps, a camerawoman came up to me and asked if I was Adam Yedidia.

From Slate ● Oct. 4, 2023

Director and camerawoman were just two of Ms. Maple’s many jobs.

From New York Times ● Jun. 11, 2023

So, for example, we had a removable panel behind the stovetop that our wonderful camerawoman, Claudia Raschke, could get behind and shoot in that direction.

From Salon ● Jan. 30, 2022

The camerawoman cued the reporter with a count of five, and then Jordy asked Cara the same question.

From "The Landry News" by Andrew Clements

There was a sense of momentum, and being surrounded by nearly three dozen other professional camerawomen felt inspiring, Autumn Eakin, a cinematographer who was at that gathering last year, said.

From New York Times ● Jun. 1, 2016