photoplay
noun
a motion-picture scenario; screenplay.
photoplayer
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a word derived from
photoplay.
Example Sentences
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The owner smashed through the stage, but there was no photoplayer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2025
“One time, one guy told me, ‘There’s a photoplayer buried in the belly of the Regent Theater in downtown Los Angeles,’” says Rinaudo.
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
Just one photoplayer, which Rinaudo restored and donated to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, exists in a public space.
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
