maker

[ mey-ker ]

/ ˈmeɪ kər /

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Definition of maker

noun

a person or thing that makes.

a manufacturer (used in combination): a drugmaker; a garmentmaker.

(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): 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.

(initial capital letter) God.

the party executing a legal instrument, especially a promissory note.

Cards. the player who first names the successful bid.

Archaic. a poet.

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Idioms about maker

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

Origin of maker

First recorded 1300–50; Middle English; see origin at make¹, -er¹

OTHER WORDS FROM maker

pre·mak·er, noun

Words nearby maker

make-or-break, make out, make out like a bandit, makeover, make-peace, maker, make-ready, make rounds, maker's mark, makerspace, make sail

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How to use maker in a sentence

The front-facing camera has been a pretty constant bugbear for phone makers for a number of years now.
Xiaomi plans to bring under-screen cameras to its smartphones next year|Brian Heater|August 28, 2020|TechCrunch
After a delay of six months for its 7-nanometer chips, it’s now a year behind schedule and lagging other makers who already offer 7-nanometer chips.
Moore’s Law Lives: Intel Says Chips Will Pack 50 Times More Transistors|Jason Dorrier|August 23, 2020|Singularity Hub
Very few academics or policy makers are talking about the impact of climate change on heritage.
Some of Africa’s most important heritage sites will be lost to climate change without intervention|Nick Brooks|August 20, 2020|Quartz
Approximately 60% of craft spirits makers sell less than 2,500 cases per year.
Craft distillers have lost out on more than $700 million in sales because of the pandemic|Rachel King|August 20, 2020|Fortune

He made news as the one of the first and most public critics of the suppressed dangers of the painkiller, Vioxx, which its maker Merck withdrew from the market in 2004.
We Don’t Have to Despair - Issue 88: Love & Sex|Robert Bazell|August 12, 2020|Nautilus
A successful trend-maker might be able to steer a conversation, but virality remains extremely difficult to predict.
China’s Internet Is Freer Than You Think|Brendon Hong|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
John B. Stetson was born in 1830 in New Jersey, the son of a hat maker.
My Love Letter to the Stetson|Mark McKinnon|December 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Available at Anova Aeropress Coffee Espresso Maker, $26 Every year, there seems to be a new favorite coffee maker.
The Daily Beast’s 2014 Holiday Gift Guide: For the Richard Hendriks in Your Life|Allison McNearney|November 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The two U.S. entities, along with the RDIF, last year acquired a majority interest in a leading Russian tire maker, Voltyre-Prom.
Exclusive: Did This Manhattan Firm Help Shield a Russian Fund From Sanctions?|Bill Conroy|November 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
There have been many reactions to the digitization of our lives, like the resurgence of vinyl and the entire Maker movement.
Blurred Lines at NY Sketchbook Museum|Daniel Genis|November 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The glorious sun was strong in his might, and, like his Maker, warmed the northern world into exuberant life.
The Giant of the North|R.M. Ballantyne
It would not be fair to omit the name of the first mould-maker who made the tumbler-mould in question.
Showell's Dictionary of Birmingham|Thomas T. Harman and Walter Showell
It is now about three centuries since there flourished at Cremona its first great violin maker.
Violins and Violin Makers|Joseph Pearce
Oats, Captain Trevithick's head boiler-maker, was constructing the boilers; Woolf came into the yard, and examined them.
Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2)|Francis Trevithick
In other respects Steiner at this period was a most careful maker, and his instruments show very fine finish and workmanship.
Violins and Violin Makers|Joseph Pearce

British Dictionary definitions for maker (1 of 2)

maker

/ (ˈmeɪkə) /

noun

a person who makes (something); fabricator; constructor

a person who executes a legal document, esp one who signs a promissory note

archaic, Scot a poetAlso called (esp Scot): makar

British Dictionary definitions for maker (2 of 2)

Maker

/ (ˈmeɪkə) /

noun

a title given to God

go to meet one's Maker or meet one's Maker to die

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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