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candid camera

candid camera noun: a camera which is concealed or unobtrusive, used to obtain candid photographs of people who usually are unaware; the practice of taking such photos.

Noun

candid camera (plural candid cameras)

  1. A camera which is concealed or unobtrusive, used to obtain candid photographs of people who usually are unaware; the practice of taking such photos.
    • A candid camera’s role in higher education, with photographs of co-eds in the nude, commanded public interest today.1937 October 4, “Candid Camera Shots Of College Co-eds Minus Trappings Has Officials Disturbed”, in Prescott Evening Courier, retrieved 21 Nov 2017, page 1
    • Miss Rand . . . is wanted in criminal court to face charges of biting a theater customer who tried to take her picture with a candid camera.1938 October 11, Frederick C. Othman, “Sally Stole My Fan Act, Faith Says”, in Pittsburgh Press, retrieved 21 Nov 2017, page 12
  2. A humorous television show that uses hidden candid cameras to make jokes to people.

candid camera meaning in Tamil

candid camera in Tamil

இயல்பு நிலைப் பதிவி

Synonyms of candid camera

  • hidden camera

Forms of candid camera

pluralcandid cameras

Origin of candid camera

Although used as its name, the term predates the long-running American television program Candid Camera (first broadcast in 1948).

Questions about candid camera

What does candid camera mean?
Candid camera means a camera which is concealed or unobtrusive, used to obtain candid photographs of people who usually are unaware; the practice of taking such photos.
What is candid camera in Tamil?
Candid camera in Tamil is இயல்பு நிலைப் பதிவி. See Candid camera meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is candid camera?
Candid camera is a noun.
What is the plural of candid camera?
The plural of candid camera is candid cameras.

Words near candid camera in the dictionary

  1. Candice
  2. Candices
  3. candicidal
  4. candicidin
  5. candid
  6. candid camera
  7. candid cameras
  8. candida
  9. candida-like
  10. candidacidal
  11. candidacies

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Adapted from Wiktionary: candid camera (page history and authors); candid camera (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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