cameraman

cam·er·a·man

 (kăm′ər-ə-măn′, kăm′rə-)
n.
A man who operates a television or movie camera.
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cameraman

(ˈkæmərəˌmæn; ˈkæmrə-)
n, pl -men
(Film) a person who operates a film or television camera
Usage: The gender-neutral form of cameraman is cameraperson or camera operator
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

cam•er•a•man

(ˈkæm ər əˌmæn, -mən, ˈkæm rə-)

n., pl. -men (-ˌmɛn, -mən)
a person who operates a camera, esp. a motion-picture or television camera.
[1900–05]
usage: See -man.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.cameraman - a photographer who operates a movie cameracameraman - a photographer who operates a movie camera
camera operator, cinematographer
lensman, photographer - someone who takes photographs professionally
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Translations
مُصَوِّر
kameraman
kameramand
Kameramann
κάμερα-μαν
cámaracamarógrafooperador de cámara
elokuvan kuvaaja
caméramancameraman
snimatelj
cameramanfotocronistaoperatore
カメラマン
카메라맨
cameraman
kameramann
kamerzysta
operador de câmaraoperador de câmera
оператор
kameraman
ช่างภาพ
kameraman
nhà quay phim
摄影师

cameraman

[ˈkæmərəmæn] N (cameramen (pl)) → cámara mf, operador(a) m/f
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

cameraman

[ˈkæmrəmæn] n → caméraman mcamera-shy [ˌkæmrəˈʃaɪ] adj
she's camera-shy → elle n'aime pas être prise en photo
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

cameraman

[ˈkæmərəˌmæn] n (-men (pl)) → cameraman m inv
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

cameraman

→ مُصَوِّر kameraman kameramand Kameramann κάμερα-μαν camarógrafo, operador de cámara elokuvan kuvaaja caméraman snimatelj cameraman カメラマン 카메라맨 cameraman kameramann kamerzysta operador de câmara, operador de câmera оператор kameraman ช่างภาพ kameraman nhà quay phim 摄影师
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