A person who practices or specializes in film; a filmmaker, film artist, or cinema professional.
Created by adding -ist suffix to 'film,' indicating a person who works with, studies, or practices film as a profession or specialty.
The -ist suffix is how English creates profession names—we get 'pianist' from piano, 'artist' from art, and 'filmist' from film, though 'filmmaker' became more common.
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