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

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

hitmaking

ˈhit-ˌmā-kiŋ 

adjective

or hit-making

Despite his hitmaking prowess, David is no manufactured teen dream.

—Matt Diehl

… the group was a hit-making machine through the 1980's …

—Jon Pareles

Examples of hitmaker in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Produced by Cuban hitmakers Nando Pro and La Companioni, the song is an uplifting urban-tropical fusion with flairs of reparto music towards the end. —Natalia Cano, Billboard, 16 Jan. 2026

Last month, Balvin and Bad Bunny shocked the Latin music world when the Colombian hitmaker graced the Debi Tirar Mas Fotos world tour in Mexico City. —Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 14 Jan. 2026

This week, as dozens of Christmas songs fall away from the Billboard charts now that a new year has begun and December is in the rearview mirror, Roan’s two most successful tracks, which certified her as a hitmaker, rebound onto multiple rosters at the same time, proving their continued popularity. —Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 12 Jan. 2026

Printed on them are names of hitmakers from the silver screen to the songbook, Mana, Sonny & Cher, and Alfred Hitchcock, receiving tributes (to mention a few) Standing stately over it all is the TLC Chinese Theatre, a near-100-year-old monument to the movie-making business. —Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 4 Jan. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1897, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for hitmaker

• blackacre
• caretaker
• clockmaker
• dressmaker
• filmmaker
• homemaker
• icebreaker
• lawmaker
• matchmaker
• pacemaker
• partaker
• peacemaker