filmmaker

noun

film·​mak·​er ˈfilm-ˌmā-kər 

: one who makes movies

Examples of filmmaker in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But none are filmmakers making their own movies while also running, or co-running, a major studio division. — Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 3 July 2026

Writer and filmmaker Lena Dunham, a longtime friend of Swift, was seen arriving at the Garden. — Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 4 July 2026

The White House wasn't the only casualty caught in ID4's wake, though, as another renowned filmmaker's sci-fi flick took a beating at the box office. — Jeff Spry, Space.com, 3 July 2026

The one-person filmmaker averages 3 million views per episode and has cultivated a YouTube audience of 500,000. — Los Angeles Times, 3 July 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