カメラマン

かめらまん
noun
photographer; cameraman; videographer
1. photographer; cameraman; videographer
A professional who takes photographs or films video. Unlike English "cameraman," the Japanese word covers both still photographers and video camera operators of any gender.
彼(かれ)はプロのカメラマンだ。
He is a professional photographer.
結婚式(けっこんしき)のカメラマンを雇(やと)った。
We hired a photographer for the wedding.
報道(ほうどう)カメラマンとして世界中(せかいじゅう)の紛争地(ふんそうち)を取材(しゅざい)してきた。
As a news photographer, he has covered conflict zones around the world.

A wasei-eigo coinage ("Japanese-made English"). The word is gender-neutral in Japanese despite ending in -マン.

COMMON COMPOUNDS:

  • 報道(ほうどう)カメラマン: news photographer
  • ファッション(ふぁっしょん)カメラマン: fashion photographer
  • スポーツ(すぽーつ)カメラマン: sports photographer
  • プロカメラマン: professional photographer

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 写真家(しゃしんか): photographer — used for artistic/fine-art photographers
  • フォトグラファー: photographer — newer loanword, similar to カメラマン but slightly more upmarket
  • 撮影(さつえい)監督(かんとく): director of photography (film)
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