manufacturer
Americannoun
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manufacturers
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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
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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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Scoreboard manufacturer Daktronics, which built the $100-million video board at the Clippers’ Intuit Dome, hired Leonard to a multimillion-dollar endorsement deal for which he did no work, according to Torre.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
Ford touted its position as the country’s top vehicle manufacturer and employer of hourly auto workers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
A jury in Chicago in the United States awarded the sum to Michael 'Mick' Ryan's family after his widow Naoise Connolly Ryan brought a civil suit against the aircraft manufacturer.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
The world's third-largest aircraft manufacturer after Airbus and Boeing, Embraer said it expects about $110 million more in profits.
From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026
Krupp, Germany’s legendary armament and munitions manufacturer, had begun secretly working on an initial order of 135 Panzer I tanks.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
With a couple of exceptions, vehicle manufacturers, fleet owners and transit agencies are hesitant to invest in hydrogen products when they don’t know whether the fuel and filling stations will be there.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
"The arrival of Chinese manufacturers in Europe is a reality," Opel boss Florian Huettl told AFP.
From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026
A benefit to the approval of an mRNA flu shot is that, in future seasons where a new strain suddenly emerges, vaccine manufacturers will be able to more quickly release new shots to combat it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
Larger manufacturers may have the advantage because they can afford dedicated production lines, international audits and the paperwork required to enter additional countries.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 12, 2026
I take my acquired letterman jacket off and set it on my lap, wishing that its manufacturers could have had the good sense to use a fabric that breathes.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
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