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

For Showgirl, Swift reunites with Swedish hitmaker producers Max Martin and Shellback. —Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2025

The track serves as the ending theme for the same movie and marks the first-ever collaboration between the two J-pop hitmakers. —Billboard Japan, Billboard, 3 Oct. 2025

Bad Bunny is a Puerto Rican hitmaker who rose to global fame through his genre-defying blend of reggaeton, Latin trap and pop. —Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 29 Sep. 2025

In true Swift-style, a few Easter eggs were dropped in the clip that the hitmaker would make an appearance. —Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1928, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for hitmaker

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