cameraman
noun
cam·era·man
ˈkam-rə-ˌman 
-mən,
ˈka-mə-rə-
: a person who operates a camera (as for motion pictures or television)
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His relatives later said he had been instructed to do so by a Hamas cameraman.
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Isabel Kershner, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2025
April 26, 1990 Born George Ray Hawkins in Hammond, Ind., on June 7, 1944, Hawkins joined the Navy after high school and was sent to photography training in Pensacola, Fla., and became an aerial photographer and newsreel cameraman.
—Steve Appleford, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2025
During the battle, viewers saw a cameraman crouching in the corner for the shot.
—Esther Kang, People.com, 7 Jan. 2025
A couple of reporters were collecting quotes, a NY1 cameraman was shooting, and Streetsblog’s Gersh Kuntzman, who had announced the event late last week, was happily chatting with people.
—Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 5 Jan. 2025
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Isabel Kershner, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2025
April 26, 1990 Born George Ray Hawkins in Hammond, Ind., on June 7, 1944, Hawkins joined the Navy after high school and was sent to photography training in Pensacola, Fla., and became an aerial photographer and newsreel cameraman.
—Steve Appleford, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2025
During the battle, viewers saw a cameraman crouching in the corner for the shot.
—Esther Kang, People.com, 7 Jan. 2025
A couple of reporters were collecting quotes, a NY1 cameraman was shooting, and Streetsblog’s Gersh Kuntzman, who had announced the event late last week, was happily chatting with people.
—Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 5 Jan. 2025
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“Cameraman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cameraman. Accessed 11 Mar. 2025.
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