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cineaste or cin·e·ast, cin·é·aste [sin-ee-ast, sin-ey-] WORD ORIGIN noun any person, especially a director or producer, associated professionally with filmmaking. an aficionado of filmmaking. Liberaldictionary.com
Origin of cineaste 1925–30; French cinéaste, equivalent to ciné- cine- + -aste, as in ecclésiaste, gymnaste, etc. Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019 British Dictionary definitions for cineaste cineaste noun an enthusiast for films Word Origin for cineaste C20: French, from cinema + -aste, as -ast in enthusiast Collins English Dictionary – Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
