maker

[ mey-ker ]

/ ˈmeɪ kər /

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 for 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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The front-facing camera has been a pretty constant bugbear for phone makers for a number of years now.
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Very few academics or policy makers are talking about the impact of climate change on heritage.
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Approximately 60% of craft spirits makers sell less than 2,500 cases per year.
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But Lundbeck, the Danish maker of Nembutal, no longer sells the drug to U.S. prisons.
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With the success of Frozen and the acquisition of Maker, perhaps Disney is beginning to see the Web 2.0 light.
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Thus were Lockett and Warner set to meet their maker Tuesday night.
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The maker of LYMErix™ tossed in the towel despite no compelling scientific evidence showing any problem with vaccine.
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Last week, King Digital Entertainment, the maker of Candy Crush, went public in a splashy initial public offering.
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John Mason was a maker about 1760, and his father, Timothy Mason, was a clockmaker before him.
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My property imposes upon me many duties, which can only be known to my Maker.
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Always use the kind of electrodes recommended by the maker of the lamp.
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These are under the direct control of the maker and for them he alone is responsible.
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Evil does not belong originally to the constitution of man, nor has God, his maker, introduced it.
The Parables of Our Lord|William Arnot

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

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