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filmmaker

[ film-mey-ker ]

noun

  1. Also called moviemaker. a producer or director of motion pictures, especially one working in all phases of production:

    the leading young filmmakers of France.

  2. a person who makes film, especially for use in photography.


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Other Words From

  • filmmaking noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of filmmaker1

First recorded in 1905–10; film + maker
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Example Sentences

There’s a memorable intensity to the filmmaker that can sometimes feel remote.

“The last time I saw her, we were hiking with our kids. Halyna and I were friends. We were both filmmakers and moms. She came here to Santa Fe and never came back.”

“Being a filmmaker, you’re trying to impress Hollywood,” said Maris Lidaka, founder of the Blended Future Project, a media company that focuses on multiracial stories.

She is now afforded a global platform few filmmakers from the continent receive.

And hands down, he’s one of the most fascinating filmmakers.

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