moviemaker
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3.7
- noun
- /ˈmuːviˌmeɪkər/
- US
:
cineasta
- She dreams of becoming a successful moviemaker and sharing her stories with the world.
Examples
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I would like to express gratitude to real moviemakers, whose movement to create art will never die.
Blog text (10) -
Esmeralda Santiago is an accomplished author and moviemaker who lives in Westchester, New York, with her husband and two children.
Fiction book (2002) -
Do you feel that as a moviemaker, you have to bring people culture besides entertainment?
Blog text (2) -
I'm a pretty good moviemaker, though.
Fiction book (1990) -
We're moviemakers and we're making a movie around the corner.
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If you're a moviemaker whose primary focus is creating the best movie you can imagine,
Blog text (11) -
We have wonderful moviemakers who have the means and the words, and they know how to paint a picture.
Blog text (13) -
If there's anything I've learned as a moviemaker, it's that if you give the suckers what they want, they'll eat it up.
Fiction book (1999) -
Margot's interest in the mansion sustains the marriage, but when the work is complete, she develops a new fascination with Hollywood moviemakers.
Academic text (2017) -
James Cameron is one of the most influential moviemakers in the industry today.
Synonyms
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3.2
A person who makes movies, often as a director or producer
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9.5
A filmmaker who writes, directs, and keeps tight control over their films
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2.7
A person who makes films by directing or producing them
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2.9
A person who makes movies, usually as a director or producer
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4.5
A person who records video with a camera
A person who makes films and focuses on their artistic style
How Experienced
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4.0
- US
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3.7
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Moviemaker comes from the parts movie and maker, and movie is short for 'moving picture'. So a moviemaker is literally someone who 'makes moving pictures', which is why the word means a person who creates or directs films.