n.
Pronunciation: pr ə - ' jek-t ə r
Function: noun
Date: 1596
1 : one that plans a project specifically : PROMOTER
2 : one that projects: 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 motion pictures on a screen
3 : an imagined line from an object to a surface along which projection takes place