moviemaker

noun

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

Examples of moviemaker in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Scorsese attests to the fact that seeing (and re-seeing, and re-re-seeing) those films changed him as both a moviegoer and a moviemaker. David Fear, Rolling Stone, 18 July 2024 This year’s San Sebastian Film Festival will show the first and second films of 11 new moviemakers in the fest’s New Directors category. Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 July 2024 She was considered an up-and-coming moviemaker and is survived by a husband and young son. David Matthews, New York Daily News, 8 July 2024 Beyond questions of fairness, Blanchett believes that there are commercial and creative reasons for shaking up the types of moviemakers who are getting their films greenlit in Hollywood. Brent Lang, Variety, 20 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for moviemaker 

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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 22 Sep. 2024.

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