Hollywoodian

American  

[hol-ee-wood-ee-uhn, hol-ee-wood-] / ˈhɒl iˌwʊd i ən, ˌhɒl iˈwʊd- /

noun

1. a person who works for the motion-picture industry located in Hollywood, Calif.

2. a person born or living in Hollywood, Calif.

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adjective

1. of, suitable to, or characteristic of the motion-picture industry or of the people who work in it, especially in Hollywood, Calif.

Etymology

Origin of Hollywoodian

First recorded in 1930–35; Hollywood + -ian

Example Sentences

Gunzburg, a mild little man of 42 whom one Hollywoodian has dubbed "the least likely Messiah in the history of hope," saw some home movies he had shot in 3-D, and had a great idea.

From Time Magazine Archive

Closest crony and bitterest critic of Director La Cava, now 49, is another unreconstructed Hollywoodian, one W. C. Fields.

From Time Magazine Archive

Cried one Hollywoodian: "We've been hit on the head with a baseball bat."

From Time Magazine Archive

They sat down at a great Hollywoodian organ, used every last stop, smote every key on every manual.

From Time Magazine Archive

"Better not touch that hull, pal, it's hot," boomed a voice in a Hollywoodian tone.

From The Report on Unidentified Flying Objects by Ruppelt, Edward J.