cinemaphile

C3I1N1E1M3A1P3H4I1L1E1

noun

A movie enthusiast; a film buff.

Scrabble 20

Meanings

nouncinemaphile (plural cinemaphiles)

plural cinemaphiles

  1. A movie enthusiast; a film buff.

    Recollections from a hundred heist films interrupted, racing across his cinemaphile's brain.

    2014, Paul Di Filippo, Neutrino Drag: Stories, →ISBN
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    Instead of talking to the agent at AAA, the professor, the librarian, the travel agent, or the cinemaphile two doors down, we are interacting with electronic social agents.

    2002, Anita L. Vangelisti, Harry T. Reis, Mary Anne Fitzpatrick, Stability and Change in Relationships, →ISBN, page 325

    Panned as one of the worst movies of all time, “Marienbad My Love With Mango Extracts” would seem to offer little of interest to the serious cinemaphile.

    2011, Mark Leach, Marienbad My Love With Mango Extracts, →ISBN, page 434

Synonyms & antonyms

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Origin

Translations

Spanish cinéfilo, cinéfila
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APA

cinemaphile. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cinemaphile

MLA

“cinemaphile.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cinemaphile. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cinemaphile,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cinemaphile.

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