Definition of "projectionist" [projectionist]

• One who operates a movie projector. (noun)
• A maker of map projections. (noun)

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• "Hearst settled into his big leather chair with its telephone, called the projectionist and gave an order."
• "Unluckily for the attendees, the projectionist is a vampire -- and with his help, the human audience is trapped inside, ready to be feasted upon."
• "Projection jobs were hard to come by, but Brinckle discovered a loophole: When he was drafted for war at age 27, he wrote "projectionist" as his career on registration paper."