cinephile

noun

: a lover of films : a cinema enthusiast

Examples of cinephile in a Sentence

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Attending the Venice International Film Festival is the kind of singular experience that sits near the top of any cinephile’s bucket list. Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 29 June 2026 Sugar and Oz are both cinephiles as well. Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 27 June 2026 Generations of cinephiles promoted a version of Agee’s catechism, consecrating Griffith as film’s supreme technical and aesthetic innovator, an almost Promethean figure. Vivian Yee, New York Times, 20 June 2026 The stylistic eccentricities have been dialed back, including the use of old Hollywood film clips to reflect the action and possibly the thoughts of its main character, a cinephile from space, who is both practicing and enacting the work of a private detective. Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for cinephile

Word History

Etymology

French cinéphile, from ciné + -phile

First Known Use

1929, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of cinephile was in 1929

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“Cinephile.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cinephile. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.

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