Definition:
: one that attends motion pictures with frequency
About the Word:
In the early 20th century France was the center of the motion picture industry. However, by the beginning of the 1920s the focus had moved to the United States, in particular Hollywood. The 1920s saw the first use of a large number of words associated with the film industry, beginning at the birth of the decade with cinemagoer, which has its first use in 1920. Cinemagoer is shortly followed by screenwriter (1921), fan mail (1924), and sound track (1928).
Example:
"American producers and directors, not content with flooding this country with Hollywood-made tripe, and now to descend on Britain — complete with Grables, Sinatras and child monstrosities — to make films in this country with a 'box-office' appeal to American cinemagoers." — Frederick Mullally, The Call, 31 December 1945
