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carmaker

[kahr-mey-ker]

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noun

a manufacturer of automobiles.

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Origin of carmaker

First recorded in 1950–55; car¹ + maker

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for carmaker

Contemporary Examples of carmaker

That is not how 2014 was supposed to be for the biggest U.S. carmaker.
The Old General Motors Is Back
Micheline Maynard
April 7, 2014
Having heard a good deal of this, a reporter asked the carmaker if he regularly attended church.
The Wonderful, Horrible Life of Henry Ford
Richard Snow
May 14, 2013
The carmaker is expected to file for an initial public offering as early as today.
GM's Latest Savior
Peter Lauria
August 12, 2010