filmmaker

noun

film·​mak·​er ˈfilm-ˌmā-kər How to pronounce filmmaker (audio)
: one who makes movies

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Video from Driscol Rojas, who describes himself as a filmmaker, shows mounds of rubble in Caraballeda. Osmary Hernández, CNN Money, 27 June 2026 Reiner also adopted Tracy Reiner, 61, the daughter of his first wife, the late actress and filmmaker Penny Marshall. Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 26 June 2026 The deal does not give Google access to A24’s content library or its data, and there is no mandate for filmmakers to use the tools. Corbin Bolies, Variety, 26 June 2026 For the most part, big superhero movies from DC and Marvel tend to be a hodgepodge of adaptation, with filmmakers borrowing freely and nebulously from decades of winding comic-book continuity. Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 26 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for filmmaker

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First Known Use

1908, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of filmmaker was in 1908

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“Filmmaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/filmmaker. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.

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