maker

[mey-ker]

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.

maker

¹

/ 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

Maker

²

/ ˈmeɪkə /

noun

1. a title given to God

2. to die

Other Word Forms

• premaker noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of maker¹

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

Idioms and Phrases

Idioms

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

Example Sentences

That's because Asahi, the maker of Japan's best-selling beer, was forced to halt production at most of its 30 factories in the country at the end of last month after being hit by a cyber-attack.

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“Cider makers are trying to find the flavor profile of bitterness, of tannins,” Kaiser said.

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After teasing an announcement on social media, Elon Musk’s electric-vehicle maker unveiled a “standard” Model 3 and Model Y that lack features such as wraparound ambient lighting and power-adjusted steering wheels.

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Don’t blame the public—it is the auto makers that aren’t ready to go in fast for electric vehicles.

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Just over half of Article 8 funds now consider owning armaments makers, Morningstar finds.

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Related Words

• builder 
• inventor 
• manufacturer 
• producer