filmmaker

noun

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

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Students, parents, teachers, administrators and C-SPAN representatives turned out to honor the young filmmakers at a gathering May 21. Madison Beveridge, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 May 2025 This film left us thinking about big topics like truth, persuasion, and compulsion, positioning us alongside the filmmaker and leading us to want to talk and think about this film for hours. Matthew Carey, Deadline, 26 May 2025 Ophuls later returned to France and worked as an assistant to his father and other filmmakers such as Julien Duvivier and Anatole Litvak. Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 26 May 2025 Sacha Jenkins, the hip-hop journalist and documentary filmmaker who co-founded the highly influential Ego Trip magazine, has died. Walden Green, Pitchfork, 25 May 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 3 Jun. 2025.

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