cinemagoern.
/ˈsɪnᵻməˌɡəʊə/, /ˈsɪnᵻmɑːˌɡəʊə/, U.S. /ˈsɪnəməˌɡoʊər/ A person who goes to the cinema, esp. frequently. Cf. moviegoer n., filmgoer n.Moviegoer is the more usual term in North America.
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society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > cinematography > film show > going to film shows > [noun] > film-goer or lover
film fan1908
picturegoer1911
cinemagoer1913
cinemaphile1914
filmgoer1914
cine-goer1915
moviegoer1916
cineaste1926
cinephile1929
1913 Moving Picture World 12 July 210/2 A new word had been coined as a synonym for picture palace patron, in ‘Cinemagoer’. An association of cinemagoers is suggested.
1928 Observer 18 Mar. 15/7 As for chocolates, the cinema-goer's appetite is probably larger than the theatre-goer's.
1956 H. Grisewood in A. Pryce-Jones New Outl. Mod. Knowl. 414 The classics of the screen exist only in the memory of the cinema-goer.
2000 J. Goodwin Danny Boy ix. 201 Leicester Square was full of..hundreds of over-excited clubbers and drinkers and cinemagoers.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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