nickelodeon
/ˌnɪkəˈloʊdiən/
noun
- An early movie theater where admission cost five cents (a nickel).
- The old nickelodeon on Main Street showed silent movies with a piano player.
- My great-grandfather used to go to the nickelodeon every Saturday afternoon.
- In the early 1900s, people could watch a short film at a nickelodeon for just a nickel.
- A jukebox or coin-operated player piano, especially one from the early 20th century.
- The antique shop had a restored nickelodeon that played piano rolls.
- At the fair, we dropped a coin into the nickelodeon and listened to a ragtime tune.
- The museum's nickelodeon still works and delights visitors with its mechanical music.