cineast

cine·ast

noun \ˈsi-nē-ˌast, -nē-əst\

Definition of CINEAST

: a devotee of motion pictures; also : moviemaker

Variants of CINEAST

cine·ast or cine·aste \-ˌast\ or ciné·aste \-ˌast\

Origin of CINEAST

French cinéaste, from ciné + -aste (as in enthousiaste enthusiast)

First Known Use: 1926

Rhymes with CINEAST

acid-fast, captain's mast, chiliast, colorfast, flabbergast, fore-topmast, hard-and-fast, main-topmast, mizzenmast, opencast, overcast, pederast, phase-contrast, plaster cast, rebroadcast, scholiast, simulcast, telecast, weathercast