Devices that display images or video onto a screen or surface by projecting light. People who plan or promote projects or schemes.
From Latin 'projectus' (thrown forward) plus the agent suffix '-or.' Originally meant someone who devised schemes or plans; the optical device meaning emerged in the 19th century with the invention of magic lanterns and early cinema equipment.
The first movie projectors were called 'magic lanterns' and used candles or oil flames as light sources, making early cinema literally a fire hazard. Modern projectors can create images so bright that looking directly into the lens can cause permanent eye damage in seconds.
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