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

Policy makers in India are aware of the changing dynamics in Bangladesh.

From BBC

Before us was the shop of hat maker “Dirty Billy.”

From The Wall Street Journal

The German supplier has announced thousands of job cuts in recent months, as Europe’s auto-parts makers grapple with a slower-than-expected shift into electric vehicles and intensifying competition from China.

From The Wall Street Journal

If the car maker improves the compact’s mpg to 45, it sounds impressive but only saves 33 gallons a year.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Action from policy makers has been nonexistent, timid or ineffectual. In tandem, corporate Canada has become beset by contentment and incumbency.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• builder
• inventor
• manufacturer
• producer