noun ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A producer or director of films/movies.

   "I spent a couple of months all by myself building a set and had my filmmaker friends, nonactors, play the parts."

2. 2
   a producer of motion pictures wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

film makerfilm makerfilm producermovie makermoviemakermoviemaker

Example

More examples

"Michael Glawogger was an Austrian filmmaker who was well known for his documentary films."

Etymology

From film + maker.

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