manufacturer
Americannoun
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a person, group, or company that owns or runs a manufacturing plant.
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a person, group, or company that manufactures.
noun
Etymology
Origin of manufacturer
First recorded in 1710–20; manufacture + -er 1
Explanation
A manufacturer is a person or business that makes goods to sell. If you buy a shirt that has a "made in the USA" label, it means that the manufacturer of the shirt is in the United States. You can use the noun manufacturer for any company (or individual) that makes products, but it's most often used for things made on a very large scale, like cars, appliances, and computers. The word comes from manufacture, which as a noun originally meant "something made by hand," from the Latin roots manus, "hand," and factura, "a working."
Vocabulary lists containing manufacturer
"Ad Power," "Without Commercials," and "What's Wrong with Advertising"
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Example Sentences
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Weichai, a state-owned group based in the Shandong region in northern China, is a major manufacturer of commercial vehicles, construction machinery and industrial engines, with 100,000 employees worldwide.
From Barron's • May 14, 2026
A regional Coca-Cola manufacturer will shut down a plant in Ventura after over 100 years in production.
From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026
A manufacturer of agricultural equipment will tend to have lower margins than a mature software company, for example.
From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026
In a landmark German case targeting chocolate "shrinkflation", a court has found that the manufacturer of Milka's classic Alpine Milk bar cheated consumers and broke competition law.
From BBC • May 13, 2026
Part of her job at Aero Design and Engineering, an aircraft manufacturer, was flying at conventions to interest potential buyers in the company's airplanes.
From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson
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