hitmaker
noun
hit·mak·er
ˈhit-ˌmā-kər 
variants
or hit-maker
plural hitmakers or hit-makers
: one known for producing popular hits in the entertainment industry
… with Hollywood's alltime hitmaker anchoring the Sunday night lineup …—
Richard Corliss
Richard Corliss
especially
: a popular and successful recording artist or group
… whose music is sampled and recycled by mainstream hitmakers, including Rihanna, Beyoncé, and Lil Wayne. —Mark Guarino
Mark Guarino
hitmaking
adjective
or hit-making
Despite his hitmaking prowess, David is no manufactured teen dream.
—Matt Diehl
Matt Diehl
… the group was a hit-making machine through the 1980's …
—Jon Pareles
Jon Pareles
Examples of hitmaker in a Sentence
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Afterward, Tommy Mottola urged Rooney, a hitmaker in his own right, to pen something for Jackson.
—Mike Wass, Variety, 20 May 2026
That project has produced her biggest smashes and turned her from a homegrown talent into a global hitmaker.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 8 May 2026
These are my takeaways from the hitmaker’s first of two Indianapolis outings:
Need a news break?
—Heather Bushman, IndyStar, 8 May 2026
Carney and Auerbach shared songwriting duties with known hitmakers only to reemerge as a very boring version of themselves, the grit and color of the Nashville-via-Akron bros’ best work excised with gallons of expensive Music City Clorox™.
—Grayson Haver Currin, Pitchfork, 7 May 2026
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Mike Wass, Variety, 20 May 2026
That project has produced her biggest smashes and turned her from a homegrown talent into a global hitmaker.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 8 May 2026
These are my takeaways from the hitmaker’s first of two Indianapolis outings:
Need a news break?
—Heather Bushman, IndyStar, 8 May 2026
Carney and Auerbach shared songwriting duties with known hitmakers only to reemerge as a very boring version of themselves, the grit and color of the Nashville-via-Akron bros’ best work excised with gallons of expensive Music City Clorox™.
—Grayson Haver Currin, Pitchfork, 7 May 2026
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“Hitmaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hitmaker. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.
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