Hollywoodian

English

Etymology

From Hollywood +‎ -ian.

Adjective

Hollywoodian (comparative more Hollywoodian, superlative most Hollywoodian)

1. Of or pertaining to Hollywood.

   The novel's less accessible aspects were ignored by the Hollywoodian money machine.

Related terms

• Hollywoodesque
• Hollywoodish

Noun

Hollywoodian (plural Hollywoodians)

1. Someone who works in the film industry in Hollywood.

   Synonyms: Hollywooder, Hollywoodite

2. A native or inhabitant of Hollywood, Los Angeles.
   • 1932, Myron Brinig, This Man is My Brother, New York, NY: Farrar & Rinehart, page 147:

     “Is it any wonder that so little first-rate art has ever come out of Southern California?” he said to Harry. “Of all the smugness! The contempt for austerity! Hollywoodians will tell you that their town is the most cosmopolitan in America. But what do they mean by cosmopolitan? […] ”

   • 2016 May 5, Danielle Directo-Meston, “Hollywood's Three-Story Target Will Finally Emerge From Construction Limbo”, in Racked‎^[1]:

     Remember that massive half-built Target that's been taunting Hollywoodians? Two years after a judge ordered the ginormous project to come to a screeching halt, the mass retailer finally (and expectedly) has the green light to hammer away again, the LA Times reports.