filmmaker

noun

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

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Eyeglasses are also important to the character, the filmmaker points out. Lisa Wong MacAbasco, Vogue, 23 Dec. 2025 Anaconda stars the duo alongside Steve Zahn and Thandiwe Newton as a group of amateur filmmakers traveling to the Amazon jungle to reboot the titular 1997 creature feature. Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 23 Dec. 2025 Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer won big-time at the 96th Academy Awards, but don't expect the visionary filmmaker to rest on his laurels. Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Dec. 2025 After news of his death broke Sunday, several of Ransone’s co-stars, collaborators and friends took to social media to post their own tributes, including filmmakers Sean Baker, Larry Clark and Spike Lee. Kimberly Nordyke, HollywoodReporter, 23 Dec. 2025 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 27 Dec. 2025.

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