projectionist

noun pro·jec·tion·ist \prə-ˈjek-sh(ə-)nist\

: a person who operates a machine (called a projector) that shows movies on a screen in a theater

Full Definition of PROJECTIONIST

: one that makes projections: as

b : a person who operates a motion-picture projector or television equipment

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1922

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