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.

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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

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Maker ² British  

/ ˈmeɪkə /

noun

1. a title given to God

2. to die

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Other Word Forms

• premaker noun

Etymology

Origin of maker

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

Example Sentences

China has begun choking off exports of rare earths and rare-earth magnets to Japan, a potential blow to Japanese companies that use them to produce components for global chip makers, car companies and defense firms.

From The Wall Street Journal

Nonetheless, today, at age 78, Hammel-Sawyer is considered one of the Santa Ynez Band’s premier basket makers, with samples of her work on display at three California museums.

From Los Angeles Times

Chinese EV makers have been using various strategies to expand overseas.

From The Wall Street Journal

Lower prices represent mostly good news for businesses that consume oil, such as fuel makers and airlines.

From The Wall Street Journal

The world’s largest maker of memory chips and smartphones has benefited from a surge in chip prices over the past year amid increasing AI adoption, as companies pour billions of dollars into AI infrastructure.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• builder
• inventor
• manufacturer
• producer