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film•mak′er
(film′mā′kər),USA pronunciation n.
film′mak′ing, n.
- Also called moviemaker. a producer or director of motion pictures, esp. one working in all phases of production:the leading young filmmakers of France.
- a person who makes film, esp. for use in photography.
- film + maker 1905–10
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