filmmaker

noun

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

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The actor and filmmaker, 53, made a red carpet appearance at the premiere of the film Kiss of the Spider-Woman, which Affleck produced, and spoke with Access Hollywood about his involvement in the movie. Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025 The Israeli filmmaker Yahav Winner was murdered on October 7th. Ian Crouch, New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2025 DiCaprio has never worked with Mann as a director, though the duo previously collaborated when the Miami Vice filmmaker produced Martin Scorsese's The Aviator. Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Oct. 2025 The deal was brokered by Jessica Russo, COO, Productions and Acquisitions for Vantage Media and Christian Sosa and Jon Wroblewski of Roosevelt Film Lab on behalf of the filmmakers. Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 7 Oct. 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 15 Oct. 2025.

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