cinephile

See also: cinéphile

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French cinéphile, equivalent to cine +‎ -phile.

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈsɪnɪfɑɪl/
(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈsɪnəˌfaɪl/

Noun

cinephile (plural cinephiles)

An enthusiast of films and the cinema; a cineast.
- 2016 March 3, David Thomson, The Guardian‎:
  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

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Translations

enthusiast of films and cinema

Catalan: cinèfil (ca) m
Chinese:
Mandarin: 影迷 (zh) (yǐngmí)
French: cinéphile (fr) m or f
German: Cineast (de) m, Cineastin (de) f
Italian: cinefilo (it) m, cinefila f
Japanese: 映画ファン (えいがファン, eiga fan)
Polish: kinoman (pl) m, kinomaniak (pl) m, kinomanka f
Portuguese: cinéfilo (pt) m, cinéfila f
Russian: киноман (ru) m (kinoman)
Spanish: cinéfilo m, cinéfila f
Swedish: filmälskare c, cineast (sv) c, filmkännare c

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