moviemaker

noun

mov·​ie·​mak·​er ˈmü-vē-ˌmā-kər 

: one who makes movies

moviemaking

ˈmü-vē-ˌmā-kiŋ 

noun

Examples of moviemaker in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Alas, this compact between viewer and moviemaker is discarded in most contemporary comic book movies. — Peter Tonguette, The Washington Examiner, 15 Aug. 2026

States like Iowa and Arizona offered big tax breaks to attract moviemakers’ business, only to end the programs when studies revealed that productions returned a fraction of their costs and failed to create enough jobs. — Brent Lang, Variety, 13 Aug. 2026

The plethora of sophisticated sci-fi in the past half-century means pretty much every alien lifeform or spacecraft that moviemakers can dream up has been seen — which is not to say production designer Adam Stockhausen’s work on the latter isn’t impressive. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 9 June 2026

The intention, Uranowitz said, is for aspects of Tateh's journey — from immigrant artist to successful moviemaker — to reflect the experience of Jewish Americans, and to resonate with people from other backgrounds as well. — ABC News, 6 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1912, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for moviemaker

• automaker
• boilermaker
• cabinetmaker
• coffeemaker
• troublemaker
• undertaker
• blackacre
• caretaker
• clockmaker
• dressmaker
• filmmaker
• homemaker