Projectionist

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A person who operates a film projector, especially one who does so as an occupation at a movie theatre or drive-in theatre.
  2. 2
    the person who operates the projector in a movie house wordnet
  3. 3
    One who subscribes to the philosophy of projectionism.

Example

More examples

"He's the projectionist at the theater."

Etymology

From projection + -ist.

Related phrases

drive in moviemovie theatre

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