camcorder
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camcorder
- /ˈkæmˌkoɹ.dɚ/
Where it comes from
Blend of camera + recorder. Appears to be a borrowing from Japanese カムコーダー (kamukōdā), an original registered trademark filed for by Sony in 1981. First use appears c. 1982 in The Economist.
noun camcorders
- A camera recorder: a portable electronic device for recording images and audio on to a storage device, hence functioning as a camera and a recorder in a single unit. You know where you never see a camcorder? At a funeral. Wouldn't that be fun? Especially if you didn't know any of the people there. Why not go to a stranger's funeral, and bring your camcorder? Have a little fun! Zoom in on the corpse's nose hairs. Then pull back, and pan over to the widow's tears.
verb camcorders · camcordering · camcordered
- To record using a camcorder.
Translations
Every language
noun electronic device
| 한국어 | 캠코더 kaemkodeo, 비디오 카메라 bidio kamera |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | カムコーダー kamukōdā, ビデオカメラ bideo kamera |
| 中文 | 攝像機 /摄像机 shèxiàngjī |
| Português | câmera filmadora |
| Français | caméscope, caméra vidéo |
| Deutsch | Videokamera, Camcorder |
| Русский | видеока́мера videokámera |
| Tiếng Việt | máy ghi hình, máy quay |
| العربية | كَامِيرَا فِيدِيُو kāmērā fīdiyū |
Talk about this word "camcorder." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/camcorder. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. camcorder. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/camcorder "camcorder." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/camcorder.Cite this
@misc{camcorder_2026,
title = {camcorder},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/camcorder},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
