moviemaker

[ moo-vee-mey-ker ]

noun

1. filmmaker.

Other Words From

• movie·making noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of moviemaker¹

movie + maker

Example Sentences

A cluster of news photographers and moviemakers waited for him at the dock entrance.

From Time

Sometimes the lives of moviemakers are just as captivating as what winds up on screen.

From Ozy

Moviemaker Kathryn Bigelow received access to senior national-security officials who rarely talk to reporters, reports Eli Lake.

From The Daily Beast