movie theater

[ moo-vee thee-uh-ter ]

noun

1. a building or part of a building having seating for an audience and a large screen for showing movies.

Word History and Origins

Origin of movie theater¹

First recorded in 1910–15

Example Sentences

In the movie’s grand finale, Tornado 6 destroys a factory, catches fire and tears up a movie theater.

From Los Angeles Times

We head across Central Park and up Fair Oaks Avenue toward the One Colorado Shopping Center, stopping in front of the iPic movie theater.

From Los Angeles Times

“When a movie is in a movie theater, you’re not competing with unlimited hours of content, unlimited titles on a small screen you can scroll through.”

From Los Angeles Times

The Times also spoke with a North Carolina-based movie theater chain and a Tennessee concert promoter that have struggled to secure grants.

From Los Angeles Times

That love affair began when, as a teen, he worked at a movie theater in Budapest and was dazzled by the jazz musicians who performed in American movies.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• cinema
• movie house
• multiplex