Meanings
nouncineast (plural cineasts)
plural cineasts · alternative cineaste
- An enthusiast of film and the cinema.
Synonyms: cinephile
- A person in the filmmaking industry.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn enthusiast of film and the cinema.
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Origin
- Frenchcinéaste
- Frenchcinéaste
- Englishcineast
Borrowed from French cinéaste.
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German Cineast
- Cineastperson in the filmmaking industry
Indonesian sineas
- sineasperson in the filmmaking industry
Spanish cineasta
- cineastaperson in the filmmaking industry
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APA
cineast. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cineast
MLA
“cineast.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cineast. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cineast,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cineast.
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