Noun: nickelodeon ,ni-ku'low-dee-un
Usage: N. Amer
Usage: N. Amer
- A cabinet containing an automatic record player; records are played by inserting a coin
"The diner's nickelodeon played classic rock hits from the 50s and 60s";
- jukebox
- An early 20th-century form of small neighborhood movie theater
"My grandfather used to watch silent films at the local nickelodeon"
Derived forms: nickelodeons
Type of: phonograph, record player
Encyclopedia: Nickelodeon