Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

camcorder

/ˈkæmˌkoɹ.dɚ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.74 in modern English

Syllables: cam-corder
IPA: /ˈkæmˌkoɹ.dɚ/

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

verb

To record using a camcorder.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"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. Get a tight shot of that. Do a montage of people wracked with grief. Then go home and put a laugh track on it! Smoke a joint and show it to your friends. That would be a lot of fun."

Etymology

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.

Origin

Source language: Japanese

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

camcorders (plural) camcorders (present, singular) camcordering (participle, present) camcordered (participle, past) camcordered (past)

Derived Forms

camrip palmcorder

Questions

How do you pronounce camcorder?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkæmˌkoɹ.dɚ/.
What does camcorder mean?: 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.
Where does camcorder come from?: It is traced to Japanese.

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