projector

noun

pro·​jec·​tor prə-ˈjek-tər 

1

: one that plans a project

specifically : promoter

2

: one that projects: such as

a

: a device for projecting a beam of light

b

: an optical instrument for projecting an image upon a surface

c

: a machine for projecting movies on a screen

3

: an imagined line from an object to a surface along which projection takes place

Examples of projector in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The projector/lamp hybrid features ambient mood lighting strips below the main body that can be controlled via an app, to change colors, brightness and modes for dialing in the perfect atmosphere. —Paul Ridden may 25, New Atlas, 25 May 2025

Check out our other guides to the best telescopes, binoculars, cameras, star projectors, drones, lego and much more. —Alexander Cox, Space.com, 23 May 2025

Former Apple employees founded Humane, which created a small pin with a projector that could make calls and answer questions. —Kif Leswing, CNBC, 21 May 2025

The Eco mode is also claimed to get the projector’s running noise down to 29db – an impressively low figure for such a bright projector. —John Archer, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1596, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing projector

• opaque projector
• overhead projector

Rhymes for projector

• bisector
• collector
• connector
• corrector
• defector
• deflector
• detector
• director
• dissector
• effector
• ejector
• elector

Kids Definition

projector

noun

pro·​jec·​tor prə-ˈjek-tər 

: a machine for projecting an image or pictures upon a surface

a motion-picture projector

a slide projector