projectionist

noun

pro·​jec·​tion·​ist prə-ˈjek-sh(ə-)nist 

: one that makes projections: such as

a

: cartographer

b

: a person who operates a movie projector or television equipment

Examples of projectionist in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

If, for some reason, this didn’t happen automatically, the projectionists can also hit the large stop button on the projector to stop the film. —Benny Har-Even, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025

There, projectionist Olivia Haidar is preparing to load in the 35-mm print for Gilroy’s 2007 thriller Michael Clayton, which is coincidentally being screened later that night. —Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 11 June 2025

By age 14, Tornatore was working as a projectionist while attending school, studying editing by examining film strips during projection. —Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 22 June 2025

Hopefully that was due to a setting made by the projectionist. —Jan Wagner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1919, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for projectionist

• connectionist
• perfectionist
• protectionist

Kids Definition

projectionist

noun

pro·​jec·​tion·​ist prə-ˈjek-sh(ə-)nəst 

: a person who operates a motion-picture projector or television equipment