camera-shy

[ kam-er-uh-shahy, kam-ruh- ]

/ ˈkæm ər əˌʃaɪ, ˈkæm rə- /

adjective

unwilling or afraid to be photographed or filmed.

Origin of camera-shy

First recorded in 1920–25

Words nearby camera-shy

camera obscura, cameraperson, camera phone, camera-ready, camera-ready copy, camera-shy, caméra stylo, camera tube, camerawoman, camerlengo, Cameron

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Example sentences from the Web for camera-shy

Now 47-year-old Marina Berlusconi appears to be moving into politics—that is, if the camera-shy introvert really wants the job.
Could Silvio Berlusconi’s Daughter Take Over Italy, Too?|Barbie Latza Nadeau|May 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
How difficult it must have been to coax the reclusive, camera-shy Mr. Clinton back to the spotlight.
Michael Steele's GOP Enemies|Matt Latimer|December 12, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Charity telephoned to ask Jim Dyckman to act, but he proved to be camera-shy and intractable.
We Can't Have Everything|Rupert Hughes

British Dictionary definitions for camera-shy

camera-shy

adjective

having an aversion to being photographed or filmed

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单词	camera-shy
释义	camera-shy [ kam-er-uh-shahy, kam-ruh- ] / ˈkæm ər əˌʃaɪ, ˈkæm rə- / adjective unwilling or afraid to be photographed or filmed. Origin of camera-shy First recorded in 1920–25 Words nearby camera-shy camera obscura, cameraperson, camera phone, camera-ready, camera-ready copy, camera-shy, caméra stylo, camera tube, camerawoman, camerlengo, Cameron Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for camera-shy Now 47-year-old Marina Berlusconi appears to be moving into politics—that is, if the camera-shy introvert really wants the job. Could Silvio Berlusconi’s Daughter Take Over Italy, Too?\|Barbie Latza Nadeau\|May 10, 2014\|DAILY BEAST How difficult it must have been to coax the reclusive, camera-shy Mr. Clinton back to the spotlight. Michael Steele's GOP Enemies\|Matt Latimer\|December 12, 2010\|DAILY BEAST Charity telephoned to ask Jim Dyckman to act, but he proved to be camera-shy and intractable. We Can't Have Everything\|Rupert Hughes British Dictionary definitions for camera-shy camera-shy adjective having an aversion to being photographed or filmed Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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