Added 10 October 2026
projector
/pɹəˈd͡ʒɛktə/ noun
Latin root: projector Wiktionary
noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about projector at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- Someone who devises or suggests a project; a proposer or planner of something. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
- An optical device that projects a beam of light, especially one used to project an image (or moving images) onto a screen.
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That which projects or launches something.
a depth charge projector
Origin
Partly from Latin projector (“person who throws away”); partly directly from project + -or.
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