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

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

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

He enlisted Nels Bangerter, whose credits include such “modular” documentaries as “The Hottest August” and “Cameraperson,” to edit the film with him.

From Los Angeles Times

Many of the most compelling documentaries of the past several years, from Nathan Fielder’s HBO mini-series “The Rehearsal” to Kirsten Johnson’s self-reflexive feature “Cameraperson,” actively engage with the ethics of documentary filmmaking, posing difficult questions about participation, consent and the responsibility of the artist to the subjects of their art.

From New York Times

And in their eyes, they just think that I’m like a really talkative cameraperson that’s about to lose their job because I keep interrupting the shot.

From Seattle Times