cameraman

«cameraman» in Mova's school dictionary: to operate a camera for films or television — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (a cameraman, cameramen)

meaning for a pupil

A person whose job is to operate a camera for films or television. tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday life and media lessons, the cameraman films the news, sport or a film. A more neutral word for anyone doing the job is «camera operator», since many are women.

examples

• The cameraman filmed the football match. tree →
• The reporter and her cameraman went to the flood. tree →
• The cameraman ran backwards to keep the runner in the shot. tree →
• Wave to the cameraman! tree →
• My aunt works as a camera operator on wildlife films. tree →

note

Plural: cameramen. Gender-neutral: camera operator, camera person.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «cameraman» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.