filmmaker

noun

film·​mak·​er ˈfilm-ˌmā-kər 

: one who makes movies

Examples of filmmaker in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This new museum founded by filmmaker George Lucas and his wife, businesswoman Mellody Hobson, is located on 11 acres in the northwest corner of Los Angeles Exposition Park. — Marla Jo Fisher, Daily News, 21 Aug. 2026

Sci-fi thriller Hot Spot from Focus Features, by Polish filmmaker Agnieszka Smoczyńska, opens at 286 locations. — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 21 Aug. 2026

And now there’s a whole crop of young filmmakers coming up in horror with people like you, Curry Barker and Kane Parsons. — Marlow Stern, Variety, 21 Aug. 2026

Rising filmmaker Niki Byrne has signed with Underground Management. — Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 21 Aug. 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