fabricator

[fab-ri-key-ter]

noun

1. a person who makes things by art or skill and labor.

   He’d spent some time as a fabricator of high-end military circuit boards.

2. a person or company that makes something by assembling parts or sections; manufacturer.

   With its lapped metal panels, the complexity of the design required top skills, and the fabricator Purly Manufacturing did an outstanding job.

3. a person who devises or invents something, especially a lie or a fictional narrative or character.

   The document paints him as a serial exaggerator and fabricator rather than a heroic whistleblower.

4. a person who produces something fake or counterfeit.

   The fabricators of these forged archeological artifacts are still fooling some people even today.

Word History and Origins

Origin of fabricator¹

First recorded in 1600–10; from Latin fabricātor, equivalent to fabricat(e) ( def. ) + -or ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

Once a luxury reserved for big manufacturers, “cobots”—collaborative robots—are bringing automation to every fabricator, no matter the size.

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Once a luxury reserved for big manufacturers, smaller, smarter, more flexible and less expensive “cobots”—collaborative robots—are bringing automation to every fabricator, no matter the size.

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The show emphasizes these architects’ commitment to working collaboratively with contractors, builders, fabricators and structural engineers.

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Beniston, who works as an artist running Gentle Thrills, her brand of paper goods and quirky gifts, met her match in Zaletel, a prop fabricator.

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The machines were made in New Jersey by an industrial fabricator that also makes crushers for auto yards and 1-800-GOT-JUNK.

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