Photoplayer
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Photoplayer is a noun meaning (dated) A film actor.
Meaning
(dated) A film actor.
More Meanings
- (historical, film) An orchestrion in the silent film era.
Example Sentences
Small theatres usually had a photoplayer or "pit organ" located beneath the screen in the orchestra pit.
The photoplayer who asks for food, stretches his hand toward the spread table and looks more or less appealing, according to the circumstances in which he finds himself.
Word Forms
- photoplayers
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include photoplaywright, playmaker, cinematographer, kodaker, projectionist, pianoplayer.
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