manufacturer
noun
a person, group, or company that owns or runs a manufacturing plant.
manufacturers
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pluralof manufacturer.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Profits at optoelectronic device and electronic circuit manufacturers rose 69.8% and 62.5%, respectively.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026
The other, more controversial, is to have an external manufacturer design and supply a baseline power-unit with a high degree of standardisation, on to which manufacturers could add a degree of customisation.
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026
Profits at optical-fiber manufacturers surged almost six fold, while optical-cable makers’ profits more than doubled.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026
While that would provide a challenge to AI deployment, any restrictions on China would in turn benefit U.S. manufacturers and allied suppliers, Daryanani said.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026
So their American designers could be on the screen speaking with their Indian software writers and their Asian manufacturers all at once.
From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman
