noun
camcorder
KAM-kor-d
noun
1
A portable device that combines a video camera and a recorder to capture moving images and sound.
"They filmed the wedding on an old camcorder."
verb
1
To record something using a camcorder.
How to Use Camcorder
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA handheld video camera that records straight onto tape, disc, or memory card.
Word Forms
camcordered past tense, camcorders plural, camcorders singular
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Etymology
A blend of "camera" and "recorder," first popularized around 1982.