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

In a private seven-page memo sent by Nvidia’s investor relations team to Wall Street analysts over the weekend, the chip maker directly addressed a dozen claims made by skeptical investors.

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The medical device maker, which specializes in treatments for obstructive sleep apnea, was upgraded to Buy from Hold at Stifel.

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A small medical device maker caused a stir on Wall Street as its shares surged by double digits.

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Elsewhere on Wall Street, there have been concerns that if Alphabet beats out OpenAI, it could threaten the ChatGPT maker’s ability to follow through on financial commitments made across the AI landscape.

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Prediction markets provide useful insights that can be used by decision makers, including investors, executives and policy makers.

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Related Words

• builder 
• inventor 
• manufacturer 
• producer