filmmakern.
/ˈfɪlmˌmeɪkə/, U.S. /ˈfɪlmˌmeɪkər/ 1. A maker or manufacturer of film (film n. 9). Formerly also: †a solution for use on a photographic plate (obsolete).
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filmmaker1859
kinematographer1896
cinematographer1897
cinematographist1897
kinetographer1897
cineaste1930
1859 National Mag. 6 332/1 Solution rapidly takes place, and the photographic film-maker is constituted.
1889 Photogr. Times 29 Nov. 597/1 It is strange how different is the proportion of sulphite recommended by one plate or film maker than another.
1951 Pop. Photogr. Sept. 88/1 (advt.) Recently acquired from U. S. Surplus stocks, our tests prove this film, a product of one of the largest film makers in this country, perfect in every respect.
2005 Irish Times 1 Feb. 16/3 Kodak, the world's largest film maker, said the Creo purchase would help the company.
2. A person who or organization which makes films (film n. 10a); esp. a film director.
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1909 Theatre Jan. 14/2 We have no authors of distinction who would bother to write plays for the film makers.
1919 Fortn. Rev. 106 456 Many film-makers..have set their faces against this appeal.
1960 Guardian 27 Oct. 8/2 Certain products of Hollywood—about which French film-makers were traditionally contemptuous.
2017 Toronto Star (Nexis) 21 Apr. e6 Nacho Vigalondo grew up watching..cheesy Asian monster movies. Now, the..Spanish filmmaker..has made a creature feature himself.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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