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 a video production) : a cameraman or camerawoman

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Near the end of the video, the unseen cameraperson flips the notebook to a page containing a diagram of the church and stabs the diagram with a knife. — Chad De Guzman, Time, 28 Aug. 2025 In it, the cameraperson lifts a gun in a parking lot and targets Staples, who tries and fails to disarm them, before entering a diner to stage a mass shooting. — Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 26 Apr. 2026 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 At one point, Wiig offered a stage direction, suggesting that the cameraperson wait a few seconds to cut to an in-audience co-conspirator. — Rachel Handler, Vulture, 16 Mar. 2026 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 7 Jul. 2026.

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