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maker

American  
[mey-ker] / ˈmeɪ kər /

noun

  1. a person or thing that makes.

  2. a manufacturer (used in combination).

    a drugmaker; a garmentmaker.

  3. (sometimes initial capital letter) a person who has the hobby of creating tangible physical products, especially do-it-yourself technology and engineering projects or handmade crafts (often used attributively): The maker movement fosters hands-on creativity in a sedentary world of passive entertainment options.

    Makers came together at the convention to collaborate with each other and show off their completed products.

    The maker movement fosters hands-on creativity in a sedentary world of passive entertainment options.

  4. (initial capital letter) God.

  5. the party executing a legal instrument, especially a promissory note.

  6. Cards. the player who first names the successful bid.

  7. Archaic. a poet.

idioms

  1. go to / meet one's Maker, to die.

maker 1 British  
/ ˈmeɪkə /

noun

  1. a person who makes (something); fabricator; constructor

  2. a person who executes a legal document, esp one who signs a promissory note

  3. Also called (esp Scot): makar.  archaic a poet

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Maker 2 British  
/ ˈmeɪkə /

noun

  1. a title given to God

  2. to die

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

  • premaker noun

Etymology

Origin of maker

First recorded 1300–50; Middle English; make 1, -er 1

Example Sentences

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Sazerac recently approached Brown-Forman, maker of Jack Daniel’s, about a potential deal, according to people familiar with the matter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

Brown-Forman spiked 9.2% following a report that Sazerac had approached the beverage maker regarding a potential deal.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

Gilead Sciences, the maker of two stratospherically high-priced drugs for hepatitis C patients, says it cares deeply about enabling patient access to the drugs and “enabling healthcare accessible for all Americans.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

Shares in the chip maker fell 0.2% to $181.75 in early trading, having closed 2.2% higher the previous session.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

The creature has a maker, a boy with nimble fingers and a tender heart.

From "Willodeen" by Katherine Applegate

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

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