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

As a teen, he hitchhiked to Los Angeles, using money that he’d saved from working as a movie theater usher and in other small jobs.

From Los Angeles Times

She vividly recalled agents raiding the hotel her mother owned and a movie theater across the street.

From Los Angeles Times

Still, the solid performances of both movies are an early, much-needed holiday gift to the movie theater industry, which has suffered a disappointing autumn thanks to critical and commercial flops such as Warner Bros.’

From Los Angeles Times

She educated us a lot on the film, like, "I go to the movie theater and the only place for me to sit is in the way, way back corner where the wheelchair can fit."

From Salon

Absent from the list of when and where to unleash the melody in your heart, however, is a movie theater.

From Salon

Related Words

• cinema
• movie house
• multiplex