Pronunciation: ' si-n ē - ˌ ast, -n ē - ə st
Variant: or cine · aste \ - ˌ ast \ or ciné · aste \ - ˌ ast \
Function: noun
Etymology: French cinéaste, from ciné + -aste (as in enthousiaste enthusiast)
Date: 1926
: a devotee of motion pictures also : MOVIEMAKER