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
The manufacturer originally said it wouldn’t be able to finish overhauling the souped-up aircraft, known as the VC-25B, until after Trump left office.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
Spelling and grammar mistakes can be "a sign that the manufacturer has not taken care in producing their product," Capanna said.
From BBC ● 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
So I told him he should write to That’s Life on BBC and get Esther Rantzen to make the manufacturer pay compensation.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
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
Even if manufacturers raise retail prices, overall gross margins for flagship models won’t reach levels seen in 2025 in the short term, the analyst says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
"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
"We primarily sell our products to well-known partners, including OEMs, who help us ensure that all sales comply with US export control rules," the spokesperson said, using the acronym for original equipment manufacturers.
From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 2026
Instead of cars, we would become manufacturers of hamburger platters and Greek salads, industrialists of spanakopita and grilled cheese sandwiches, technocrats of rice pudding and banana cream pie.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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