maker
pronunciation
How to pronounce maker in British English:
UK [ˈmeɪkə(r)]
How to pronounce maker in American English:
US [ˈmekɚ]
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- Noun:
- a person who makes things
- a business engaged in manufacturing some product
Word Origin
- maker (n.)
- c. 1300, "one who makes," also "God as creator," agent noun from make (v.). Specifically, "manufacturer" by late 14c. To meet (one's) maker "die" is attested by 1814.
Example
- 1. He 's moving to marin county to become a cheese maker .
- 2. Now it 's the world 's biggest maker of android-based hardware .
- 3. Or will it prove to be no more than a dazzling digression for its troubled maker ?
- 4. The only identification mark is the ceramic maker 's logo a rabbit embedded on the bottom of the plate .
- 5. Research in motion , the canadian maker of blackberry smartphones , announced its first quarterly loss in seven years .