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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Indicating when her doorbell camera was removed from the door is crucial to figuring this out, but there are still questions. Todd Miyazawa, NBC news, 6 Feb. 2026 The home’s doorbell camera disconnected. Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026 Sunday, a few hours after Guthrie is believed to have come home, her doorbell camera was disconnected, according to Nanos. Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 5 Feb. 2026 Sunday, a doorbell camera at the home became disconnected. Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 5 Feb. 2026 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 15 Feb. 2026.

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