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projector
- /pɹəˈd͡ʒɛktə/ UK
- /pɹəˈd͡ʒɛktɚ/ Canada, US
- /pɹəˈd͡ʒektə/ Australia, New Zealand
Rhymes with -ɛktə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
Partly from Latin projector (“person who throws away”); partly directly from project + -or.
noun projectors · projectour
- Someone who devises or suggests a project; a proposer or planner of something. So far is it from the kenne of theſe wretched projectors of ours that beſcraull their Pamflets every day with new formes of government for our Church.
- An optical device that projects a beam of light, especially one used to project an image (or moving images) onto a screen.
- That which projects or launches something. a depth charge projector
- One who projects, or ascribes his/her own feelings to others. Projectors attempt to get rid of unwanted feelings, only it does not work; they still experience the unwanted feelings […]
- An operator that forms a projection.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: projecting, performer, outreach, projection, protrusion, overhead, device, unit, spotlight, slide, throwing, searchlight, lamp, screening, headlamp, headlamps
Translations
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noun optical device
| Español | proyector, proyectora |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 투영기 tuyeonggi, 프로젝터 peurojekteo, 영사기 yeongsagi |
| 日本語 | プロジェクター purojekutā, 映写機 eishaki, 投影機 tōeiki |
| 中文 | 放映機 /放映机 fàngyìngjī, 投影機 /投影机 tóuyǐngjī, 投影儀 /投影仪 tóuyǐngyí |
| हिन्दी | प्रक्षेपित्र prakṣepitra |
| Kiswahili | projekta |
| Português | projetor, projector |
| Français | projecteur |
| Deutsch | Projektor, Bildwerfer |
| Italiano | proiettore |
| Ελληνικά | προβολέας provoléas |
| Română | proiector |
| Русский | прое́ктор proéktor |
| Tiếng Việt | máy chiếu |
| العربية | جِهَاز إِسْقَاط jihāz ʔisqāṭ |
| עברית | מַקְרֵן makrén |
Talk about this word "projector." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/projector. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. projector. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/projector "projector." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/projector.Cite this
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title = {projector},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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