Hollywoodian

[ hol-ee-wood-ee-uhn, hol-ee-wood- ]

noun

1. a person who works for the motion-picture industry located in Hollywood, Calif.
2. a person born or living in Hollywood, Calif.

adjective

1. of, suitable to, or characteristic of the motion-picture industry or of the people who work in it, especially in Hollywood, Calif.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Hollywoodian¹

First recorded in 1930–35; Hollywood + -ian

Example Sentences

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From Forbes

After experimenting with Hollywoodian plot devices early on, notably in the far-fetched Istanbul episode, the disgruntled dramatists returned to more gritty themes – thus a burglary epidemic afflicted the squad, the captain endured a tense trial before being acquitted of assault and two other players had a boozy tiff involving a misused golf club.

From The Guardian

"There is a distinctly 'Hollywoodian' perspective layered on top of the 'Californian' one on television," says David Stewart, a market-research psychologist at U.S.C.

From Time Magazine Archive

Gunzburg, a mild little man of 42 whom one Hollywoodian has dubbed "the least likely Messiah in the history of hope," saw some home movies he had shot in 3-D, and had a great idea.

From Time Magazine Archive

Todd's curriculum is designed to prepare boys for college, but extracurricular activities are Hollywoodian: boys paint, act, design stage sets, make sound films, radio speeches.

From Time Magazine Archive