photoplay
noun
a motion-picture scenario; screenplay.
photoplayer
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a word derived from
photoplay.
Example Sentences
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He finally managed to purchase the Hoyt Hotel photoplayer, which wound up in Arizona.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2025
When the Hoyt shut down a year later, that very same photoplayer went up for auction.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2025
The owner smashed through the stage, but there was no photoplayer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2025
A year later, he got wind of a man looking to sell a photoplayer for $5,000.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2025
The photoplayer, with the rapid changes of scenes, has other possibilities of conveying his intentions.
From The Photoplay A Psychological Study by Hugo Münsterberg
