Meaning & use

Projectionist

noun·Everyday

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A person who operates the projector that shows films in a cinema.

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The projectionist switched reels between acts of the silent film.

He worked as a projectionist at the old downtown theater for thirty years.

A note on using this word

A profession that has become increasingly rare with the shift from film reels to digital cinema projection.

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