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cineast

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cin⋅e⋅aste

  [sin-ee-ast, sin-ey-]
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–noun
1. any person, esp. a director or producer, associated professionally with filmmaking.
2. an aficionado of filmmaking.
Also, cin⋅e⋅ast, cin⋅é⋅aste.

Origin:
1925–30; < F cinéaste, equiv. to ciné- cine- + -aste, as in ecclésiaste, gymnaste, etc.
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cin·e·aste also cin·e·ast   (sĭn'ē-āst)   
n.  

  1. A film or movie enthusiast.

  2. A person involved in filmmaking.


[French cinéaste, from ciné, cinema, short for cinéma; see cinema.]
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