camerawoman

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noun

A woman who operates any kind of camera.

OriginMiddle English woman ← Old English wīfmann ← Proto-West Germanic *mann →
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Meanings

nouncamerawoman (plural camerawomen)

plural camerawomen

  1. A woman who operates any kind of camera.

    […] camerawoman Justine Evans and myself ^([sic]) went for just two weeks to film some aspects of their work and with luck a wolf or two.

    1997, Keith Scholey, BBC Natural History Unit's Wildlife Specials

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
photographeress

Origin

  1. Englishcamera
  2. Proto-Germanic*wībą
  3. Proto-West Germanic*wīb
  4. Old Englishwīf
  5. Proto-Indo-European*mon-
  6. Proto-Germanic*mann-
  7. Proto-West Germanic*mann
  8. Old Englishmann
  9. Old Englishwīfmann
  10. Middle Englishwoman
  11. Englishcamerawoman

From camera + -woman.

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Cite this entry
APA

camerawoman. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/camerawoman

MLA

“camerawoman.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/camerawoman. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “camerawoman,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/camerawoman.

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