maker
noun
a person or thing that makes.
maker
American
[mey-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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Anthropic, maker of the Claude AI models, "expects to match or beat the size" of SpaceX's deal, according to Bloomberg.
From Barron's ● Aug. 22, 2026
On the day the conference kicked off, the world's biggest humanoid robot maker Unitree Robotics made its stock market debut in Shanghai.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026
Only a handful of companies including Apple, Microsoft and chip maker Nvidia have surpassed the $2 trillion mark.
From Barron's ● Aug. 22, 2026
Prysmian, an Italian maker of underground and submarine cables for power transmission, is a winner from the electrification push, and its shares are up 40% this year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
And then two committee members, Peter Helm, a barrel maker, and Stephen Girard, a wealthy merchant, did an amazing thing: They volunteered to personally manage Bush Hill.
From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy
Appeared in the April 18, 2026, print edition as 'Drone Maker Takes Flight in IPO'.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026
Richard Davies, 49, and Faye Stevenson-Davies, 43, first scooped a seven-figure jackpot playing the EuroMillions Millionaire Maker in June 2018.
From BBC ● Dec. 16, 2025
Fellow Aiden Coffee Maker – Not everyone has the time, interest, or funds to invest in a pricey espresso maker, even if you do value a quality brew at home.
From Salon ● Nov. 20, 2025
Appeared in the September 25, 2025, print edition as 'Self-Driving Software Maker Goes Public'.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2025
Three weeks later, on April 17, the founding grandfather finally went to his Maker.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
Some of the region’s best-performing stocks this year supply materials for chip makers, such as France’s Soitec, which is up 370% this year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
Stuckey, the Mattson executive, fields requests from some of the country’s biggest food makers looking to miniaturize their products, or soup them up with protein or fiber.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
More robot makers, including Leju Robotics and AgiBot, are expected to follow UBTech and Unitree with stock market listings in the coming months.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
Rasgon said in a note to clients that the competition among chip makers should be focused on the size of the opportunity, rather than on winners and losers.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 2026
Finally, the code makers had retaken the lead.”
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
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