lanternist

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

lantern +‎ -ist

Noun[edit]

lanternist (plural lanternists)

  1. (historical) The operator of a magic lantern.
    • 2005, Paul Clee, Before Hollywood: From Shadow Play to the Silver Screen, page 21:
      Nevertheless, old beliefs die hard, and in spite of rational explanations, the belief that lanternists could summon spirits persisted.
    • 2014, Ludwig Vogl-Bienek, Richard Crangle, Screen Culture and the Social Question, 1880-1914:
      Lanternists first used glass slides as a surface for hand-drawn and photographic imagery and, in the 20th century, glass was replaced by 35mm film transparencies.
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