filmmaker

noun

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

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Fitzgerald broke down the strategy in an exclusive interview with Deadline last month, and after Secuoya Studios had set up its latest pod, with documentary filmmaker Chris Moukarbel. Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2025 And the fest’s Current Future youth selection is this year presented as a cross-section program, curated by filmmaker Niki Padidar. Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2025 Unfortunately for him, the G-Unit leader wasn’t willing to let things go and doubled down on his disdain for the 54-year-old filmmaker. Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 23 Sep. 2025 Despite a notable career as a documentary filmmaker, Greaves endured indifference and rejection in his more ambitious productions. Richard Brody, New Yorker, 23 Sep. 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 30 Sep. 2025.

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