manufacturer
[man-yuh-fak-cher-er]
- a person, group, or company that owns or runs a manufacturing plant.
- a person, group, or company that manufactures.
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Origin of manufacturer
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Examples from the Web for manufacturer
Contemporary Examples
Zumbiel Packaging A Kentucky-based manufacturer of paperboard packaging for consumer goods.
Of course not—the delivery of vaccine from manufacturer to arm is only part of the problem for any vaccination program.
To get the product from manufacturer to arm, the product is lyophilized (a fancy word for freeze dried).
It is also the home of Atari Inc., the manufacturer of Asteroids.
It is also, as far as I can tell, the only manufacturer to list the ingredients on such products at all.
Historical Examples
The other day, for instance, I walked with her as far as a manufacturer's.
The Three Cities Trilogy, CompleteEmile Zola
The business man was merchant, manufacturer, and storekeeper.
The American MindBliss Perry
He told Wilbert that his father was a manufacturer, and that his mother was dead.
But the manufacturer was thinking of other things than chloroform.
The DownfallEmile Zola
She believed he was in business; yes, a manufacturer of bone buttons.
L'AssommoirEmile Zola
manufacturer
- a person or business concern that manufactures goods or owns a factory
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Word Origin and History for manufacturer
n.
1719, "worker in a manufacturing establishment," agent noun from manufacture (v.). Meaning "one who employs workers in manufacturing" is from 1752.
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