Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cameraman

/ˈkæm(ə)ɹəˌmæn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.30 in modern English

Syllables: cam-era-man
IPA: /ˈkæm(ə)ɹəˌmæn/

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Somebody who operates a movie camera or television camera.

Example Sentences

"‘We were getting a grand shot of a charging rhino when the cameraman got scared and bolted. The fathead!’"

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kh₂em-der. Proto-Indo-Iranian *kmáratider. Proto-Iranian *kamarāder. Ancient Greek καμάρα (kamára)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.

Inflected Forms

cameramen (plural) camera-man (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

camerawoman

Synonyms

camera operator cameraperson

Questions

How do you pronounce cameraman?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkæm(ə)ɹəˌmæn/.
What does cameraman mean?: Somebody who operates a movie camera or television camera.
Where does cameraman come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kh₂em-der. Proto-Indo-Iranian *kmáratider. Proto-Iranian *kamarāder. Ancient Greek καμάρα (kamára)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.

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