filmmaker

noun

film·​mak·​er ˈfilm-ˌmā-kər 

: one who makes movies

Examples of filmmaker in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

There is an undisputed cultural magnificence to reimagining a nearly 3,000-year-old tale in the most artistically immersive format currently available to filmmakers. — Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2026

That range has connected him with filmmakers, financiers, distributors, exhibitors, sales agents and festival programmers across Asia, Europe and North America. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 24 July 2026

Competition highlights include South Korean filmmaker Lee Chang-Dong’s Possible Love, Hirokazu Koreeda’s Look Back, Martin McDonagh’s Wild Horse Nine and Lance Oppenheim’s Primetime, starring Robert Pattinson. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 24 July 2026

Nearly a decade after Barbera signed the 50/50 by 2020 pledge to improve representation for women filmmakers at Venice, the numbers offer little evidence of progress. — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 23 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1908, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for filmmaker

• blackacre
• caretaker
• clockmaker
• dressmaker
• homemaker
• icebreaker
• lawmaker
• matchmaker
• pacemaker
• partaker
• peacemaker
• printmaker