English

Noun

cinephile ‎(plural cinephiles)

1. A enthusiast of films and the cinema; a cineast
   • 2016, David Thomson, Biggest lesson of the 2016 Oscars? The Academy should be scrapped (in The Guardian, 3 March 2016)

     The gulf between cinephiles and the public has grown wide. There are pictures that make a lot of money, but seldom win big Oscars or attract young people to the show

Related terms

• cinephilia
• cinephilic

Synonyms

• filmaholic, movieholic

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