operatore (in this context)
English translation: technician
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|  Selected response from: Sarah Ponting Italy Local time: 16:19 | ||||||
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| 4 +1 | technician and cameraman/ camera operator |
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| 3 | cameraman |
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| 2 | cameraperson |
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8 mins confidence: 
cameraman Explanation: it is the only way to describe the jobs she does, notwithstanding she is a woman. |
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12 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1technician and cameraman/ camera operator Explanation: technician is probably general enough to cover operatore -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2003-05-29 08:14:22 (GMT) -------------------------------------------------- I\'ve found female \"cameramen\" referred to as \"camera operators\": \"Grampian Television has agreed a salary increase of £5000 with an appropriate level of back pay for a woman camera operator from Aberdeen.\" www.eoc.org.uk/cseng/news/press_releases_2001_36.asp \"Watch any television show or movie and look at the credits--you\'ll be hard-pressed to see a woman\'s name under \"Camera Operator.\" I occasionally find it ... \" CAMERAWOMAN is the other option (but I prefer camera operator) www.careerexposure.com/resources/resources_006.jsp -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2003-05-29 08:15:15 (GMT) -------------------------------------------------- \"She started working in television twenty years ago, first as a camerawoman, and later as a director.\" www.rte.ie/tv/theview/2003-2204/panel.html \"Camerawoman Jennifer Greer from Texas introduces herself to the rest of our community. ... I became interested in television as most when I was a child.\" www.tvcameramen.com/lounge/JGreer.htm |
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17 mins confidence:
cameraperson Explanation: An alternative if you want to avoid what my dictionary calls "insensitive or offensive language" American Heritage Dictionary |
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