projectionist

American  

[pruh-jek-shuh-nist] / prəˈdʒɛk ʃə nɪst /

noun

1. an operator of a motion-picture or slide projector.

2. a person who makes projections, especially a cartographer.

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projectionist British  

/ prəˈdʒɛkʃənɪst /

noun

1. a person responsible for the operation of film projection machines

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Etymology

Origin of projectionist

First recorded in 1920–25; projection + -ist

Example Sentences

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

Patrick Caldwell, the projectionist at Cinemark Dallas, said he was “jazzed” about the re-release, and that “virtually every show here has been sold out.”

From Los Angeles Times

The visual is “absolutely sharp from edge to edge on a 90-foot screen,” said Bill Counter, a theater historian and retired projectionist.

From Los Angeles Times

“Warfare” premiered in the same theater as the candy-colored aerobics of “The Substance” and, for a disorienting moment, I wondered if the projectionist had swapped in the wrong reel.

From Los Angeles Times

Jason Beauchamp-Hughes, the general manager, has been told Cyril was a projectionist and army volunteer, whose wife was an usherette.

From BBC