moviegoer

noun

mov·​ie·​go·​er ˈmü-vē-ˌgō-ər How to pronounce moviegoer (audio)
moviegoing
ˈmü-vē-ˌgō-iŋ How to pronounce moviegoer (audio)
-ˌgȯ(-)iŋ
noun often attributive

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At Hollywood Forever, the final resting place of Hollywood and music stars such as Judy Garland, Mickey Rooney and Johnny Ramone, films are projected onto a mausoleum wall and moviegoers sit and sprawl on the cemetery’s Fairbanks Lawn (an open area with no graves). Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2025 White moviegoers made up 27 percent, followed by Latinos (14 percent), Asians (6 percent) and Native American/Other (4 percent), according to PostTrak. Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 19 Apr. 2025 Our proactive cultural policy has enabled us to become the country with the highest number of movie theaters in Europe, and to attract a significant number of moviegoers. Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 18 Apr. 2025 In the early 1980s, the widespread adoption of the VHS format led to a fundamental shift in moviegoers’ relationship with film that continues to reverberate today. Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 16 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for moviegoer

Word History

First Known Use

1916, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of moviegoer was in 1916

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“Moviegoer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/moviegoer. Accessed 28 Apr. 2025.

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moviegoer

noun
mov·​ie·​go·​er -ˌgō(-ə)r How to pronounce moviegoer (audio)
: a person who frequently attends the movies
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