fabricant

noun

fab·​ri·​cant ˈfa-bri-kənt 

: manufacturer

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from French fabricant, fabriquant, from present participle of fabriquer "to make, manufacture," going back to Old French fabricher, borrowed from Latin fabricāre, fabricārī "to fashion, shape, construct" — more at fabricate

First Known Use

1757, in the meaning defined above