filmmaker

noun

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

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The filmmaker ultimately sees it as a story about unconditional love. Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2026 The filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola and the novelist William Kennedy—author of Ironweed and founder of the New York State Writers Institute—worked together in the 1980s on Coppola’s film The Cotton Club, a crime epic. Literary Hub, 3 Apr. 2026 Its predictions about the early 21st century were only partially realized, but its deeper engagement with technology, intelligence and human evolution has kept scientists and filmmakers returning to it for nearly six decades. Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 3 Apr. 2026 Xia is a Chinese American actor, filmmaker, and alternative artist from San Diego, California. Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 3 Apr. 2026 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 7 Apr. 2026.

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