filmmaker

noun

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

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The Commerce Township filmmaker set and shot the project in and around her hometown. Julie Hinds, Freep.com, 7 Aug. 2025 What is the path for distribution as an indie filmmaker? Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 7 Aug. 2025 Presumably at some point the filmmakers will unlock CW’s mystery with some origin-story explication. Dennis Harvey, Variety, 7 Aug. 2025 The filmmaker’s most recent project as director was the 2022 Universal movie Ambulance, starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II. Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 7 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for filmmaker

Word History

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 22 Aug. 2025.

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