cineast

noun

cine·ast ˈsi-nē-ˌast How to pronounce cineast (audio)

-nē-əst

variants or cineaste

ˈsi-nē-ˌast How to pronounce cineast (audio)

or cinéaste

ˈsi-nē-ˌast How to pronounce cineast (audio)

: a devotee of motion pictures

also : moviemaker

Did you know?

Cineast is a French borrowing that made its American premiere in the mid-1920s. The French spliced together "ciné" and "-aste" to create "cinéaste," a word for a filmmaker or movie director. "Ciné" in French is just another word for "cinema," and "-aste" is a suffix that appears in words like "gymnaste" and "enthousiaste." "Cinéaste" underwent several changes once it was established in English. Some writers anglicized its spelling, shortening "-aste" to "-ast" (although "cineaste" and "cinéaste" are also still used). Others began to use "cineast" to mean "film buff," and that's the sense that is most common today.

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web WIRED: Selection and recommendations for the Sundance-savvy cineast.

Wired Staff, WIRED, 1 May 2004

Word History

Etymology

French cinéaste, from ciné + -aste (as in enthousiaste enthusiast)

First Known Use

1926, in the meaning defined above

单词	cineast
释义	cineast noun cine·ast ˈsi-nē-ˌast -nē-əst variants or cineaste ˈsi-nē-ˌast or cinéaste ˈsi-nē-ˌast : a devotee of motion pictures also : moviemaker Did you know? Cineast is a French borrowing that made its American premiere in the mid-1920s. The French spliced together "ciné" and "-aste" to create "cinéaste," a word for a filmmaker or movie director. "Ciné" in French is just another word for "cinema," and "-aste" is a suffix that appears in words like "gymnaste" and "enthousiaste." "Cinéaste" underwent several changes once it was established in English. Some writers anglicized its spelling, shortening "-aste" to "-ast" (although "cineaste" and "cinéaste" are also still used). Others began to use "cineast" to mean "film buff," and that's the sense that is most common today. Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web WIRED: Selection and recommendations for the Sundance-savvy cineast. Wired Staff, WIRED, 1 May 2004 Word History Etymology French cinéaste, from ciné + -aste (as in enthousiaste enthusiast) First Known Use 1926, in the meaning defined above
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