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
Example Sentences
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Other foreign automobile manufacturers also started to invest in the new nations of the Czech Republic and Slovakia - the two parts of the former Czechoslovakia after its separation in 1993.
From BBC
More than 40 solar manufacturers have gone bankrupt or delisted since 2024.
From MarketWatch
Are any bra manufacturers out there reading Salon?
From Salon
The island's growth has for decades been based on overseas shipments of a range of goods including machinery, metals and chemicals, mostly small and medium-sized manufacturers employing thousands of workers.
From Barron's
“If you are not a manufacturer that is able to bring five million units annually to the market, you will have a hard time.”
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