moviemaker

noun

mov·​ie·​mak·​er ˈmü-vē-ˌmā-kər How to pronounce moviemaker (audio)
: one who makes movies
moviemaking noun

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Now, thanks to that movie’s critical and box office success, Lipovsky and Stein, who first met 17 years ago as competitors on Steven Spielberg’s filmmaking reality show On the Lot, have become one of the busiest moviemakers around. Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 9 Apr. 2026 Instead, the moviemakers found a controversial work-around. Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 21 Mar. 2026 The Berlin Film Festival is welcoming some of the world’s most gifted moviemakers – none more talented than the young Nigerian collective known as The Critics. Matthew Carey, Deadline, 14 Feb. 2026 Walt Disney himself formed the Imagineers as a specialized team of creative and technical expertise, a think tank of his moviemakers and designers, to bring his vision of Disneyland to life. Damion Taylor, Forbes.com, 12 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for moviemaker

Word History

First Known Use

1912, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of moviemaker was in 1912

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“Moviemaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/moviemaker. Accessed 10 Apr. 2026.

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