filmmaker

noun

film·​mak·​er ˈfilm-ˌmā-kər How to pronounce filmmaker (audio)
: one who makes movies

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Are Puerto Rican filmmakers pushing for this to change? Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2025 The filmmaker was one of three Palestinians detained in the village of Susiya, said Ballal’s attorney Lea Tsemel, per the Associated Press. Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 28 Mar. 2025 The 71-year-old director has teamed up with fellow filmmaker R.J. Cutler for the new Apple TV+ docuseries Fight for Glory: 2024 World Series, offering viewers an inside look into the monumental World Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the New York Yankees in October. Lizzie Hyman, People.com, 28 Mar. 2025 The Maze Runner franchise and Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes filmmaker Wes Ball is directing. Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 28 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for filmmaker

Word History

First Known Use

1908, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of filmmaker was in 1908

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“Filmmaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/filmmaker. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.

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