Cameron

[kam-er-uhn, kam-ruhn]

noun

1. Julia Margaret, 1815–79, English photographer, born in India.

2. Richard, 1648?–80, Scottish Covenanter.

3. Mount, a mountain in central Colorado, in the Park Range of the Rocky Mountains. 14,238 feet (4,342 meters).

Cameron

/ ˈkæmərən /

noun

1. David ( William Donald ). born 1966, British politician; leader of the Conservative party from 2005; prime minister from 2010

2. ( Mark ) James ( Walter ). 1911–85, British journalist, author, and broadcaster. His books include Witness in Vietnam (1966) and Point of Departure (1967).

3. Julia Margaret. 1815–79, British photographer, born in India, renowned for her portrait photographs.

Other Word Forms

• Cameronian adjective

Example Sentences

The opening drive appeared to end with a 29-yard field goal by Cameron Dicker, but the Chargers got new life with an offsides call on Washington.

From Los Angeles Times

If you look back at the polling, Badenoch is in a worse position according to net satisfaction ratings than John Major, William Hague, Iain Duncan Smith, David Cameron, Theresa May, Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak.

From BBC

Five years later, David Cameron strolled into No 10.

From BBC

Mone was made a peer by Prime Minister David Cameron in 2015, but took a leave of absence and lost the Tory whip following the PPE revelations.

From BBC

In August, Scott Cameron, the Interior Department’s acting assistant secretary for water and science, said “the urgency for the seven Colorado River Basin states to reach a consensus agreement has never been clearer. We cannot afford to delay.”

From Los Angeles Times