manufacturer
Americannoun
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a person, group, or company that owns or runs a manufacturing plant.
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a person, group, or company that manufactures.
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of manufacturer
First recorded in 1710–20; manufacture + -er 1
Explanation
A manufacturer is a person or business that makes goods to sell. If you buy a shirt that has a "made in the USA" label, it means that the manufacturer of the shirt is in the United States. You can use the noun manufacturer for any company (or individual) that makes products, but it's most often used for things made on a very large scale, like cars, appliances, and computers. The word comes from manufacture, which as a noun originally meant "something made by hand," from the Latin roots manus, "hand," and factura, "a working."
Vocabulary lists containing manufacturer
"Ad Power," "Without Commercials," and "What's Wrong with Advertising"
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Example Sentences
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The trial generated the clinical evidence the manufacturer needs to submit a dental caries drug application to the FDA.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 29, 2026
Ortberg ran one of Boeing’s big suppliers, Rockwell Collins, until 2018, when it then merged with another aerospace manufacturer and eventually ended up part of RTX.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
Among the examples cited by the task force was the case of French programmer Sammy Azdoufal, who reportedly accessed data from thousands of robotic vacuum cleaners made by Chinese manufacturer DJI.
From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 2026
In a separate post, Zelensky said he met representatives of US defence manufacturer Lockheed Martin to discuss "further development of our cooperation".
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
They couldn't manage to wash a coffee mug, yet they'd been more than willing to criticize the detergent manufacturer.
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
"Warning labels on products exceeding nutrient thresholds could help parents navigate the toddler food environment and might encourage manufacturers to reformulate these products."
From Science Daily ● Jul. 29, 2026
This combined approach could allow manufacturers to produce fries with less oil while preserving the flavor and texture that make fried foods appealing.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 29, 2026
“In the Chinese premium and luxury segment, the ongoing intense price competition, especially by local manufacturers, is expected to lead to significantly weaker development of unit sales for many foreign manufacturers,” Mercedes said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
The relative lack of automation compared to other manufacturers is part of the reason why the factory can only produce 10 planes per year.
From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 2026
The Centipede was made Vice-President-in-Charge-of-Sales of a high-class firm of boot and shoe manufacturers.
From "James and the Giant Peach" by Roald Dahl
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