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
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
Mark Guarino
hitmaking
adjective
or hit-making
Despite his hitmaking prowess, David is no manufactured teen dream.
—Matt Diehl
Matt Diehl
… the group was a hit-making machine through the 1980's …
—Jon Pareles
Jon Pareles
Examples of hitmaker in a Sentence
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One of hip-hop’s earliest hitmakers is back on the Billboard charts, returning with his first new song to reach the rankings in more than two decades.
—Trevor Anderson, Billboard, 31 Oct. 2024
That’s a surprisingly small number for a woman who is often considered not just one of the biggest stars in the world, but also a top hitmaker in the current-day rock field, which sounds very different from what the biggest tunes in that style sounded like decades ago.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
This election cycle, the hitmaker has publicly endorsed current Vice President Kamala Harris, Trump’s chief opponent for office.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 24 Oct. 2024
The Dead’s recognition comes in the wake of a successful 30-date residency at Las Vegas’ Sphere by Dead & Company, in which Weir and Hart perform the Grateful Dead’s repertoire with help from the pop hitmaker John Mayer.
—Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2024
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Trevor Anderson, Billboard, 31 Oct. 2024
That’s a surprisingly small number for a woman who is often considered not just one of the biggest stars in the world, but also a top hitmaker in the current-day rock field, which sounds very different from what the biggest tunes in that style sounded like decades ago.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
This election cycle, the hitmaker has publicly endorsed current Vice President Kamala Harris, Trump’s chief opponent for office.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 24 Oct. 2024
The Dead’s recognition comes in the wake of a successful 30-date residency at Las Vegas’ Sphere by Dead & Company, in which Weir and Hart perform the Grateful Dead’s repertoire with help from the pop hitmaker John Mayer.
—Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2024
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“Hitmaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hitmaker. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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