cameraperson

noun

cam·​era·​per·​son ˈkam-rə-ˌpər-sᵊn How to pronounce cameraperson (audio)
ˈka-mə-rə-
variants or camera person
plural camerapeople ˈkam-rə-ˌpē-pəl How to pronounce cameraperson (audio)
ˈka-mə-rə-
or camera people also camerapersons or camera persons
: a person who operates a camera (as for motion pictures or television) : a cameraman or camerawoman

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One of his first gigs was actually as a cameraperson and one of several editors on Woodstock, the lodestar of all modern concert films. Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 21 May 2025 In it, the cameraperson walks through a cluttered storage area and down stairs to a basement, where there are large piles of dirt and debris including a chair, clothing, construction materials, boxes and what appears to be a children's high chair. Hannah Hudnall, USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2024 Subsequent images showed the session getting hilariously more chaotic as the cameraperson snapped away. Jen Juneau, People.com, 16 Apr. 2025 Moments later, the man reappeared and tried to approach them yet again, but their cameraperson and another individual off-camera kept him away from the three women, who were visibly and audibly concerned. Alyssa Mercante, Rolling Stone, 12 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for cameraperson

Word History

First Known Use

1903, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of cameraperson was in 1903

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“Cameraperson.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cameraperson. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.

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