projector

American  

[pruh-jek-ter] / prəˈdʒɛk tər /

noun

1. an apparatus for throwing an image on a screen, as a motion-picture projector or magic lantern.

2. a device for projecting a beam of light.

3. a person who forms projects or plans.

4. Archaic.  a person who devises underhanded or unsound plans; schemer.

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projector British  

/ prəˈdʒɛktə /

noun

1. Full name: slide projector.  an optical instrument that projects an enlarged image of individual slides onto a screen or wall

2. Full name: film projector.   cine projector.  an optical instrument in which a strip of film is wound past a lens at a fixed speed so that the frames can be viewed as a continuously moving sequence on a screen or wall

3. a device for projecting a light beam

4. a person who devises projects

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Etymology

Origin of projector

First recorded in 1590–1600; project + -or ²

Example Sentences

That adds urgency for film buffs to not only see it in a theater, but one with a special projector.

From The Wall Street Journal

He has his ceremonial England cap on display and still has the team photo from the 1962-63 tour, along with some projector slides of images captured aboard The Canberra.

From BBC

We viewed it on a projector screen in one of the studio’s rooms.

From Los Angeles Times

Cult classics I have a projector set up in my living room that projects onto a white wall.

From Los Angeles Times

The team gathered for a movie night, watching Step Up - a noughties film about an underdog dancer having his day on the big stage - on the projector at their base.

From BBC