projectionist
Americannoun
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an operator of a motion-picture or slide projector.
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a person who makes projections, especially a cartographer.
noun
Etymology
Origin of projectionist
First recorded in 1920–25; projection + -ist
Example Sentences
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Jerry and Bonnie had grown up in Hebron going to the Mayer every week, and Jerry had even worked there as a projectionist when he was in high school.
From Salon • Dec. 18, 2025
The faint warning is easily missed by most viewers, but it appears every 10 minutes, alerting the projectionist to change the reel.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 21, 2025
“The joy the audience gets from seeing the film in the Imax 70mm format is like no other,” Taylor Umphenour, an Imax 70mm film projectionist, told The Times in an email.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2025
Jason Beauchamp-Hughes, the general manager, has been told Cyril was a projectionist and army volunteer, whose wife was an usherette.
From BBC • Dec. 25, 2024
Then the projectionist got the film threaded, and the show started.
From "A Long Way from Chicago" by Richard Peck
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