cinemaphile

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English

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Etymology

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From cinema +‎ -phile.

Noun

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cinemaphile (plural cinemaphiles)

  1. A movie enthusiast; a film buff.
    • 2002, Anita L. Vangelisti, Harry T. Reis, Mary Anne Fitzpatrick, Stability and Change in Relationships, →ISBN, page 325:
      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.
    • 2011, Mark Leach, Marienbad My Love With Mango Extracts, →ISBN, page 434:
      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.
    • 2014, Paul Di Filippo, Neutrino Drag: Stories, →ISBN:
      Recollections from a hundred heist films interrupted, racing across his cinemaphile's brain.

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