maker
noun
a person or thing that makes.
maker
American
[may-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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It was also behind the high profile and disruptive hack on Japanese beer maker Asahi in October 2025.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
The jump in Anthropic’s third-quarter revenue, which reached $16.8 billion, according to people familiar with the matter, as the Claude maker prepares for an initial public offering as soon as next month.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
Swiss cement maker Holcim is being sued by residents of an Indonesian island being eroded by rising sea levels.
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026
The Swedish telecommunications-equipment maker said Thursday that a new Asia-Pacific market area will be established from Jan. 1, combining its North East Asia and South East Asia, Oceania and India markets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
“A little bit of mayo. Just a little bit,” a young guy said to Mike the sandwich maker, whose name also wasn’t Mike, but Tahir.
From "The Boy in the Black Suit" by Jason Reynolds
"We won't even bother to bring the harvester in here", says George Scott, Master Cider Maker at Rich's Cider.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
The Make Great Plays staff created five awards, one of each going to students in every grade: Inclusion Hero, Unity Champion, Global Ambassador, Hope Maker and Pathfinder.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 31, 2026
Appeared in the January 15, 2026, print edition as 'A Good Dog Meets His Maker'.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 14, 2026
Cuzen Matcha Maker Gift Kit – Matcha is traditionally prepared with a stone mill and bamboo whisk, but lord knows most coffee shops you order it from are doing no such thing.
From Salon ● Nov. 20, 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
Another scenario assumes AI lives up to its promises but the build-out runs into supply snafus as chip makers and others struggle to keep up with runaway demand.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
For instance, cloud-computing company CoreWeave saw its cost of borrowing soar over the past two sessions as shares in chip makers and data center companies are falling sharply across the globe.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
The makers of the French-Italian Samp/T say their latest version can tackle ballistic missiles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
In commodity markets, Hayes opines, “high prices cure high prices,” meaning that the huge margins that were on offer for the chip makers will evaporate because of the intensifying competition for cheaper suppliers.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2026
Oppie’s campaign took form in a speech at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York on February 17, 1953, before an elite audience of opinion makers and financial leaders, Strauss among them.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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