Meanings
plural filmwatchers
- rareSynonym of moviewatcher
Carl Davis' score is so very good, it brought this hardened silent filmwatcher to tears, as did the dramatic depth of the film.
2003 January 2, Silvered Motion, “Fairbanks dvds”, in alt.movies.silent (Usenet)2 more examples
Laurel, they imply, is the naturally aristocratic, classless equivalent of an intellectual (in other words, she is "like us," the critical-theorist filmwatchers).
1991, Wendy Lesser, His Other Half, Men Looking at Women Through Art, page 230By reading the book, the filmwatcher gets a better idea of how Esquivel's spirit world was transformed into the wondrous universe on screen.
1997, Donald F. Stevens (editor), Based on a True Story, Latin American History at the Movies, page 171Synonyms: moviewatcher
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of moviewatcher
Origin
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filmwatcher. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/filmwatcher
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