filmmaker

noun

film·​mak·​er ˈfilm-ˌmā-kər 

: one who makes movies

Examples of filmmaker in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Only a filmmaker who had just won Oscars and made history would have been granted the artistic freedom to make this movie, arguably Bigelow’s finest. — Joshua Rothkopf, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026

For Michael Dowse, the filmmaker behind The Stunt Driver, there’s a meta aspect to his journey with the Canadian sports comedy. — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 11 Sep. 2026

The foundation will offer grants to aspiring filmmakers with the hopes of radically changing the landscape of who gets money to make films. — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2026

But after sending it to filmmaker friends Colin Trevorrow and Lilly Wachowski — who each signed on as producers — the production process began in earnest. — Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 11 Sep. 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