filmmaker

noun

film·​mak·​er ˈfilm-ˌmā-kər 

: one who makes movies

Examples of filmmaker in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Following a media event at the World Expo taking place in Osaka, Yanai joined filmmaker and fund recipient Hasan Kattan, as well as managing director of the International Film Festival Rotterdam Clare Stewart, in speaking with WWD. —Kelly Wetherille, Footwear News, 20 June 2025

Already weakened in the aftermath of the Oct. 7, 2023 attacks, Israel’s once vibrant film and television industry has been halted as producers and filmmakers cope with the escalation of war with Iran. —Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 20 June 2025

Here, too, is the emblem of the Alfred Hitchcock Foundation, established to preserve and promote the legacy of the filmmaker and director. —Nancy Olson, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025

The release coincides with a new graphic novel, The Blues Brothers: The Escape of Joliet Jake, written by Aykroyd’s daughter Stella, Luke Pisano (son of Belushi’s widow, Judy Belushi Pisano), and filmmaker and writer James Werner. —Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 20 June 2025

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