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

Behind the desk, on the wall, was a projector screen. —Zack Rosenblatt, The Athletic, 28 Jan. 2025

Check out our other guides to the best telescopes, binoculars, cameras, star projectors, drones, Lego and much more. —Kimberley Snaith, Space.com, 24 Jan. 2025

The projector's measurements, including the mount, are 9.2 by 10.7 by 6.9 inches (HWD), with the projector pointed straight ahead. —PCMAG, 18 Jan. 2025

Chambers mentions a lamp by Pasadena artist Ashoke Chhabra and his great-uncle Charles Dockum’s mobile color projector, as well as Dockum’s correspondence with architect Frank Lloyd Wright. —Lisa Boone, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1596, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing projector

• opaque projector
• overhead projector

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