cameraman

noun

cam·era·man ˈkam-rə-ˌman

-mən,

ˈka-mə-rə-

: a person who operates a camera (as for a video production)

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Two additional members of the NBC News team — a cameraman and producer — were also injured and were treated following the attack. — F. Brinley Bruton, NBC news, 29 Aug. 2026 Among those killed were Reuters cameraman Hussam al-Masri and Mariam Dagga, a visual journalist who worked for the Associated Press and other news organizations. — Sam Mednick, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026 The cameraman who was filming the encounter had his glasses taken right off his head. — Jackson Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 23 Aug. 2026 The Brokeback Mountain star plays Lou Bloom, a psychopathic freelance cameraman willing to do anything to get a leg up in Los Angeles’ crime reporting. — Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for cameraman

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1883, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of cameraman was in 1883

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