maker

[mey-ker]

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noun

a person or thing that makes.
a manufacturer (used in combination): drugmaker; garmentmaker.
(initial capital letter) God.

the party executing a legal instrument, especially a promissory note.
Cards. the player who first names the successful bid.
Archaic. a poet.

Idioms

go to/meetone's Maker, to die.

Origin of maker

Middle English word dating back to 1300–50; see origin at make¹, -er¹

Related formspre·mak·er, nounun·der·mak·er, noun

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Related Words for maker

builder, inventor, producer, manufacturer, originator, constructor, composer, author

Examples from the Web for maker

Contemporary Examples of maker

But Lundbeck, the Danish maker of Nembutal, no longer sells the drug to U.S. prisons.
Pennsylvania’s Lethal Injection Fiasco
Christopher Moraff
September 18, 2014
With the success of Frozen and the acquisition of Maker, perhaps Disney is beginning to see the Web 2.0 light.
Mickey Mouse Takes Deadmau5 to Court
Jay Michaelson
September 3, 2014
Thus were Lockett and Warner set to meet their maker Tuesday night.
Mary Fallin’s Killer Fiasco
Michelle Cottle
May 1, 2014
The maker of LYMErix™ tossed in the towel despite no compelling scientific evidence showing any problem with vaccine.
Thank Anti-Vaxxers for Lyme Disease
Kent Sepkowitz
April 13, 2014
Last week, King Digital Entertainment, the maker of Candy Crush, went public in a splashy initial public offering.
Silicon Valley Thinks You’re a Fool
Daniel Gross
April 2, 2014

Historical Examples of maker

The day which his Maker intended as a blessing, man has converted into a curse.
Sunday under Three Heads
Charles Dickens
In all my risks and emergencies, I am not sensible of having given a thought to my Maker.
Ned Myers
James Fenimore Cooper
Wland (gen. Wlandes, 455), the maker of Bewulf's coat of mail, 455.
Beowulf
Unknown
It is leagued with the powers of darkness, in wresting man from his Maker.
The Works of Whittier, Volume VII (of VII)
John Greenleaf Whittier
She picked up a packet of the chocolate and looked at the name of the maker.
My Double Life
Sarah Bernhardt

British Dictionary definitions for maker

maker

noun

a person who makes (something); fabricator; constructor
a person who executes a legal document, esp one who signs a promissory note
archaic, Scot a poetAlso called (esp Scot): makar

Maker

noun

a title given to God
go to meet one's Maker or meet one's Maker to die

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Word Origin and History for maker

c.1300, "one who makes," also "God as creator," agent noun from make (v.). Specifically, "manufacturer" by late 14c. To meet (one's) maker "die" is attested by 1814.