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

But one small step for a chip maker is a big leap for opera and Silicon Valley, where arts philanthropy has not been a meaningful priority.

From Los Angeles Times

Vaccine maker shares decline after the FDA indicate stricter approval rules.

From Barron's

Carriers were scrambling to update software on thousands of Airbus planes after the jet maker recalled about 6,000 A320 aircraft on Friday, citing solar radiation’s potential to interrupt flight controls.

From Barron's

“At any given point, trade with our international partners is clouded and difficult,” one executive at an electrical-equipment maker told ISM.

From MarketWatch

The European plane maker said Monday it was taking a “conservative approach” by inspecting jets that may be affected by what it described as a “supplier-quality issue.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• builder
• inventor
• manufacturer
• producer