Definition of Moviegoer

1. Noun. Someone who goes to see movies.

Exact synonyms: Motion-picture Fan
Group relationships: Audience
Generic synonyms: Looker, Spectator, Viewer, Watcher, Witness

Definition of Moviegoer

1. Noun. Person who regularly frequents movie theaters. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Moviegoer

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Moviegoer

movie
movie actor
movie camera
movie film
movie house
movie industry
movie maker
movie projector
movie star
movie theater
movie theaters
movie theatre
movie theatres
moviedom
moviedoms
moviegoer (current term)
moviegoers
moviegoing
moviegoings
moviehouse
moviehouses
movieland
movielike
moviemaker
moviemakers
moviemaking
moviemakings
movieoke
movieola
movieolas

Literary usage of Moviegoer

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage by Inc. Merriam-Webster (1994)
"... New Yorker, 1 May 1971 The moonlight seems palpable, a dense pure matrix in which is embedded curbstone and building alike —Walker Percy, The moviegoer, ..."

2. In Praise of Film Studies: Essays in Honor of Makino Mamoruby Mark Howard Nornes, Mamoru Makino, Aaron Gerow by Mark Howard Nornes, Mamoru Makino, Aaron Gerow (2001)
"Based on the Annual Records of Cinema in 1930, the average Japanese moviegoer went to the cinema at least once every two months.19 The formulaic use of ..."

3. Working for Living: Slavery Masquerading as Freedom and Democracy by Walter Prytulak (2005)
"These events cannot escape attention of even casual TV watcher, moviegoer, or a standee at the grocery checkout ..."

4. Merging with Śiva: Hinduism's Contemporary Metaphysics = Śiva Sāyujy by Subramuniya, Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami, Master Subramuniya (2002)
"... 27; moviegoer perspective, 21; protects himself, 709; qualities of, 277; swimming upstream, 285; two-thirds within, 270 Mysticism: nada and sampradaya, ..."

5. Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage by Inc. Merriam-Webster (1994)
"... New Yorker, 1 May 1971 The moonlight seems palpable, a dense pure matrix in which is embedded curbstone and building alike —Walker Percy, The moviegoer, ..."

6. In Praise of Film Studies: Essays in Honor of Makino Mamoruby Mark Howard Nornes, Mamoru Makino, Aaron Gerow by Mark Howard Nornes, Mamoru Makino, Aaron Gerow (2001)
"Based on the Annual Records of Cinema in 1930, the average Japanese moviegoer went to the cinema at least once every two months.19 The formulaic use of ..."

7. Working for Living: Slavery Masquerading as Freedom and Democracy by Walter Prytulak (2005)
"These events cannot escape attention of even casual TV watcher, moviegoer, or a standee at the grocery checkout ..."

8. Merging with Śiva: Hinduism's Contemporary Metaphysics = Śiva Sāyujy by Subramuniya, Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami, Master Subramuniya (2002)
"... 27; moviegoer perspective, 21; protects himself, 709; qualities of, 277; swimming upstream, 285; two-thirds within, 270 Mysticism: nada and sampradaya, ..."

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