cameraman

American

[kam-er-uh-man, -muhn, kam-ruh-] / ˈkæm ər əˌmæn, -mən, ˈkæm rə- /

noun

plural

cameramen

a person who operates a camera, especially a movie or television camera.

cameraman British

/ ˈkæmərəˌmæn, ˈkæmrə- /

noun

a person who operates a film or television camera

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Usage

Gender-neutral form: camera operator

Gender

Is cameraman gender-neutral? See -man.

Etymology

Origin of cameraman

First recorded in 1900–05; camera ¹ + man

Example Sentences

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Spurs guard Dylan Harper was slammed off the court and face-first into a cameraman.

From Barron's • Feb. 24, 2026

The comedian inadvertently revealed he had won after assuming a cameraman already knew, because he had congratulated him.

From BBC • Jan. 30, 2026

Then one day before his broadcast, Robinson instructed the cameraman to remove the slide.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026

Greaves was unable to complete the film before his death in 2014 and it was Greaves’ son David, a cameraman on the day, who eventually returned to the footage to see it to fruition.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 21, 2026

Whereupon Holly Blackwell turned her back on all The Souls and instructed the cameraman to pan across their faces occasionally but to focus on Dr. Rohmer.

From "The View From Saturday" by E.L. Konigsburg

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