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cameraman

  • /ˈkæm(ə)ɹəˌmæn/

noun cameramen · camera-man

  1. Somebody who operates a movie camera or television camera. ‘We were getting a grand shot of a charging rhino when the cameraman got scared and bolted. The fathead!’

    Similar: camera operator, cameraperson

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Closest in meaning: cinematographer, videotape, camera, photographer, video, picture, photography, operator, chamber, house, clip, mademoiselle, caught, cameraperson, camera worker, camerawoman

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noun somebody who operates a film or TV camera

Españolcamarógrafo, camarógrafa, cámara
한국어카메라맨 kameramaen
日本語撮影技師 satsuei gishi, カメラマン kameraman
中文攝影者 /摄影者 shèyǐngzhě, 攝影師 /摄影师 shèyǐngshī
Portuguêscameraman, câmera
Françaiscaméraman, cadreur, opérateur de prises de vues
DeutschKameramann, Kamerafrau, Kameraoperateur
Italianooperatore, addetto
Ελληνικάεικονολήπτης eikonolíptis, εικονολήπτρια eikonolíptria
Românăcameraman
Русскийкиноопера́тор kinooperátor, телеопера́тор teleoperátor
Tiếng Việtchuyên viên quay phim, chuyên viên ghi hình, người quay phim, người ghi hình

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@misc{cameraman_2026,
  title = {cameraman},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cameraman},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}