projectionist

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English projection Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English projectionist From projection + -ist.

1. A person who operates a film projector, especially one who does so as an occupation at a movie theatre or drive-in theatre.
2. One who subscribes to the philosophy of projectionism.