1
: one that reels
2
: a movie having a specified number of reels
a two-reeler
Examples of reeler in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Then it was shown in back rooms on 8mm one-reelers.
—
Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 11 Mar. 2023
The book itself brims filled with neurotic psychotics and Pop Culture debris, kooky killers with offbeat nicknames and more spilled Type O than a blood bank in a Mack Sennett two-reeler.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 2 Aug. 2022
This is the theater where San Franciscans long gone went to see two-reelers, discovered Charlie Chaplin and Mary Pickford and, later, Clark Gable and Bette Davis.
—Mick Lasalle, San Francisco Chronicle, 23 Dec. 2017
In short, the skin flick had traveled a long way technically form the out-of-focus Candy Barr two-reeler.
—Pete Hamill, Daily Intelligencer, 7 Sep. 2017
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 11 Mar. 2023
The book itself brims filled with neurotic psychotics and Pop Culture debris, kooky killers with offbeat nicknames and more spilled Type O than a blood bank in a Mack Sennett two-reeler.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 2 Aug. 2022
This is the theater where San Franciscans long gone went to see two-reelers, discovered Charlie Chaplin and Mary Pickford and, later, Clark Gable and Bette Davis.
—Mick Lasalle, San Francisco Chronicle, 23 Dec. 2017
In short, the skin flick had traveled a long way technically form the out-of-focus Candy Barr two-reeler.
—Pete Hamill, Daily Intelligencer, 7 Sep. 2017
Dictionary Entries Near reeler
Cite this Entry
“Reeler.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reeler. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share