filmmaker

noun

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

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He's also set to star in the Kevin Hart comedy 72 Hours directed by Ride Along filmmaker Tim Story. Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Jan. 2026 Here in the United States, the writer and filmmaker Mike Judge has garnered praise over the course of his career for getting laughs out of broken systems and absurd ignorance in American culture. Literary Hub, 7 Jan. 2026 Currently on the awards season rounds for his epic Frankenstein for Netflix, the filmmaker will take a break from the flurry of black-tie events to attend a special screening of his debut, Cronos, which premiered at the 1994 Sundance Film Festival. Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 7 Jan. 2026 The same filmmakers who had made his family infamous in 1973 were summoned, once more, to capture his final days. Tiffany Jenkins, Washington Post, 7 Jan. 2026 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 10 Jan. 2026.

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