doorbell camera

noun

plural doorbell cameras
: a small camera that is designed for use on an exterior door, that includes or connects to a doorbell, and that often has a built-in microphone and speaker : video doorbell
Thanks to a rise in package theft, doorbell cameras have gained popularity …Nicole Bogart
[Marsha] Kazarosian [attorney] tells clients to make sure they shut off the microphone on their doorbell cameraJulie Manganis
… began speaking to the deputy through a speaker in the doorbell camera.Johnathan Hogan

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John has been able to come up with a workaround, though, using the Ring doorbell camera fitted outside his house. Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 July 2025 Jennifer, a mom from Council Bluffs, Iowa, tells PEOPLE about the moment her Ring doorbell camera caught her baby girl's first steps. Angela Andaloro, People.com, 9 May 2025 The bear was often caught on residents’ doorbell cameras, officials said, and its tracks were noticed throughout the area. Helena Wegner, Idaho Statesman, 27 June 2025 Mako, a dog living out in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, certainly appears to be living his very best life, if footage captured on his neighbor Erica's Ring doorbell camera is proof of anything. Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for doorbell camera

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First Known Use

1992, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of doorbell camera was in 1992

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“Doorbell camera.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/doorbell%20camera. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.

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