camcorders
English meaning: Camcorders
Definition
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
Example
“They captured the whole wedding on a small camcorder.”
Another example: “He still has hours of family holidays filmed on an old camcorder.”
Usage — When, Where & How
Neutral; a somewhat dated technology term for a portable combined video camera and recorder, largely superseded by smartphones. Common in consumer-electronics and family-video contexts of the 1980s-2000s.
Etymology & Origin
English — Origin & History
A 1980s blend of 'camera' and 'recorder', coined as the consumer device emerged.
Synonyms
- video cameras
- handycams
Related Words
Common Collocations
- digital camcorder
- handheld camcorder
- camcorder footage
- record on a camcorder
- camcorder battery
Word Forms
camcorder (n); camcorders (pl)
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Literary Heritage
“To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.”
/To thine own self be true/
“Be honest with yourself — and as naturally as night follows day, you will be unable to be false to others.”
“I'm nobody! Who are you? Are you nobody, too?”
/I'm nobody! Who are you?/
“I am nobody — and that quiet anonymity is more honest than the noise of public fame.”
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