candid camera


noun
  1. a small, handy camera, especially one having a fast lens for informal pictures.

Origin of candid camera

1
First recorded in 1925–30

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How to use candid camera in a sentence

  • He started to take the film from the candid camera, but did not complete the operation.

    The Clock Strikes Thirteen | Mildred A. Wirt

British Dictionary definitions for candid camera

candid camera

noun
    • a small camera that may be used to take informal photographs of people, usually without their knowledge

    • (as modifier): a candid-camera photograph

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