cameraman
noun
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Pronunciation: /ˈkæm(ə)ɹəˌmæn/
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kh₂em-der. Proto-Indo-Iranian *kmárati Proto-Iranian *kamarāder. Ancient Greek καμάρᾱ (kamárā)bor. Latin cameralbor. English camera Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-West Germanic *mann Old English mann Middle English man Middle English -man English -man English cameraman From camera + -man.
- 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!’”