maker
noun
a person or thing that makes.
maker
American
[may-ker]
/ ˈmeɪ kər /
noun
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makers
plural
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a person or thing that makes.
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a manufacturer (used in combination).
a drugmaker; a garmentmaker.
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(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.
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(initial capital letter) God.
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the party executing a legal instrument, especially a promissory note.
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Cards. the player who first names the successful bid.
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Archaic. a poet.
idioms
maker
1
British
/ ˈmeɪkə /
noun
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a person who makes (something); fabricator; constructor
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a person who executes a legal document, esp one who signs a promissory note
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Also called (esp Scot): makar. archaic a poet
Maker
2
British
/ ˈmeɪkə /
noun
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a title given to God
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to die
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Etymology
Origin of maker
First recorded 1300–50; Middle English; see origin at make 1, -er 1
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Luxury sports car maker Porsche announced Wednesday it plans to sell fewer vehicles, but at a higher price to try to regain profitability hit by competition from China.
From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026
The letter said that the jump in Lambda’s backlog was driven primarily by a $35 billion commitment from Anthropic, maker of the popular Claude family of models.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
He suspects the arrangement amounts to a bailout of xAI, Musk’s artificial intelligence company and the maker of the Grok chatbot.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
Finnish smart-ring maker Oura postponed its public offering last month blaming “uncertainty in the IPO market.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
“You mean all the whos, whats, whys, whens, and wheres? Yes, I suppose I have. And thanks to the Depression, I’ve also been promoted to copy editor, typesetter, and coffee maker extraordinaire.”
From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool
"We won't even bother to bring the harvester in here", says George Scott, Master Cider Maker at Rich's Cider.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
Appeared in the April 28, 2026, print edition as 'Activist Starboard Value Takes Stake in AI Software Maker'.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 27, 2026
The Make Great Plays staff created five awards, one of each going to students in every grade: Inclusion Hero, Unity Champion, Global Ambassador, Hope Maker and Pathfinder.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 31, 2026
Appeared in the December 15, 2025, print edition as 'Roomba Vacuum Maker Seeks Bankruptcy'.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 15, 2025
“I will soon meet my Maker, Isabel. I am a sinner in need of forgiveness.”
From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson
The CEO Council Summit in San Francisco on December 7–8 is the definitive gathering of global decision makers who are shaping the future of business.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
The problem for the market, he said, is that once such numbers are bandied about, any significant capex shortfall will badly damage sentiment toward the beneficiaries of such spending, particularly chip and data-center equipment makers.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026
But while the thought of Toshiba doubling its exabyte capacity “sounds bearish” for the U.S. storage makers, TD Cowen analyst Krish Sankar said “the math is less concerning.”
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026
Gavin Robinson said there has to be "consequences" to "people who are law makers who are acting as law breakers"
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
Overloading the decision makers with information, he proves, makes picking up that signature harder, not easier.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
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