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Definition of cineaste noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

cineaste

noun
 
/ˈsɪniæst/
 
/ˈsɪniæst/
(also cineast)
(from French)
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  1. a person who knows a lot about films and is very enthusiastic about them
    Word Origin1920s: from French cinéaste, from ciné (from cinéma), on the pattern of enthousiaste ‘enthusiast’.
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