Entry Word: theater

Function: noun

Meaning:

or theatre

1 a building or part of a building where movies are shown <thereʼs still one theater in town that shows movies for two dollars>

Synonyms cinema, playhouse

Related Words nickelodeon; multiplex; drive-in

2 the public performance of plays <have been fascinated by the theater ever since I was a child> — see drama 1
3 a large room or building for enclosed public gatherings <the lecturer waited until the theater was full before beginning> — see hall 3