fabricator

American  

[fab-ri-key-ter] / ˈfæb rɪˌkeɪ tər /

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.

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Etymology

Origin of fabricator

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

Example Sentences

TSM 0.22%increase; green up pointing triangle , the world’s largest fabricator of advanced computer processors, have been discussing the need to expand operations beyond its namesake island.

From The Wall Street Journal

Welder fabricator Wesley was heading back to his workshop when he and his uncle noticed the car on fire in the lay-by.

From BBC

In the large vaulting space of a former steel fabricator, she created an open kitchen, a large seating area and, outside, a patio.

From Los Angeles Times

After the first pressing in the clay, the final tiles shrank about 12%, said MacLean, so the fabricators had to conduct many trials to get just the right size.

From Los Angeles Times

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

From The Wall Street Journal