doorbell camera

noun

plural doorbell cameras
: a small camera that is designed for use on an exterior door, that includes or connects to a doorbell, and that often has a built-in microphone and speaker : video doorbell
Thanks to a rise in package theft, doorbell cameras have gained popularity …—Nicole Bogart
[Marsha] Kazarosian [attorney] tells clients to make sure they shut off the microphone on their doorbell camera …—Julie Manganis
… began speaking to the deputy through a speaker in the doorbell camera.—Johnathan Hogan

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Officers responded, reviewed doorbell camera footage and determined there was no evidence of a criminal offense, police said. — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Oct. 2026 Ball's vehicle was later spotted by police in Rosemount, and soon after a city resident reported seeing a man on his doorbell camera place what looked like a body part on his lawn. — Wcco Staff, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026 Prosecutors said Navarrete then put on a mask and gloves and rode a kick-scooter to his parents’ home, before entering through a side gate to avoid a front porch doorbell camera. — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 19 Oct. 2026 Amazon and Google have launched several generations of these voice- and touchscreen-controlled smart speakers that can control smart home gadgets like lights and locks, pull up doorbell camera feeds, and make video calls. — Jennifer Pattison Tuohy, The Verge, 12 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for doorbell camera

Word History

First Known Use

1992, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of doorbell camera was in 1992

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