camerawoman

[ kam-er-uh-woom-uhn, kam-ruh- ]

noun

, plural cam·er·a·wom·en.

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

Gender Note

Is it camerawoman or cameraperson? See -woman.

Word History and Origins

Origin of camerawoman¹

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

Example Sentences

Lovely story, eh, about the two convention goers who threw nuts at the black camerawoman.

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