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.

Origin of filmmaker

1
First recorded in 1905–10; film + maker

Other words from filmmaker

  • filmmaking, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for film-maker

film-maker

noun
  1. a person who directs or produces films for the cinema or television

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