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

Being a camerawoman and journalist, I asked if I could follow him as he made the transition into adulthood.

From BBC

The singer was removed just hours before the grand final in May, after an alleged altercation with a camerawoman.

From BBC

"This led to a threatening movement from Joost towards the camera. Joost did not touch the camerawoman," they added, calling the decision to disqualify him "very heavy and disproportionate".

From BBC

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

Jessie Maple, 86, who built careers as a camerawoman and an independent filmmaker when Black women were almost nonexistent in those fields, and who then left meticulous instructions for later generations to follow in her footsteps, died May 30 at her home in Atlanta.

From Seattle Times