plural makers
: one that makes: such as
a
capitalized
: god sense 1
Tastemakers shunned Hartshorne because he violated modernist taboo by arguing that God actually exists. Faith establishments shunned him because he maintained that the Maker must be imperfect.—
Gregg Easterbrook
see also meet one's maker
Gregg Easterbrook
b
archaic
: poet
c
: a person who borrows money on a promissory note
The party that agrees to repay the money is the maker of the note, and the party that receives money in the future is the payee.—Gary A. Porter and Curtis L. Norton
Gary A. Porter and Curtis L. Norton
d
: manufacturer
For six months, starting in September 1972, Satoshi Kamata, a journalist, worked incognito as a temporary employee at Toyota, Japan's largest car maker.—Steve Lohr
Steve LohrRobin Williams stars as Leslie Zevo, the son of a toy maker … with a macabre sense of whimsy.—Peter Travers
Peter Travers
e
: a person who experiments with creating, constructing, modifying, or repairing objects especially as a hobby
With 3D printers and sewing machines, laser cutters and hand tools, makers are innovating and revolutionizing the creative process of turning ideas into tangible objects.—Record Observer (Centreville, Maryland)
Record Observer (Centreville, Maryland)Maker culture is about … learning by doing, taking an idea from paper to reality.—Peg Mawby
Peg MawbyAs he tinkered, [inventor Saul] Griffith became a prime exemplar of "maker culture"—a community of sophisticated do-it-yourselfers who view hardware in the same provisional way that computer hackers view software, and who believe that making, modifying, and repairing things can be an antidote to throwaway consumerism.—David Owen
David OwenExamples of maker in a Sentence
a maker of action films
a maker of computer chips
a hymn giving thanks to the Maker of all things
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Way back in 2018, the EU fined Google for using its Android operating system market share to stymie rivals by giving its own apps unfair advantage through pre-installation deals with mobile handset makers.
—Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 20 June 2025
In the 1920s, Jesse Langsdorf, a New York tie maker, developed a new construction technique that involved sewing a tie in three segments, allowing for the creation of flatter ties.
—Kristopher Fraser, Robb Report, 20 June 2025
In a Friday note, the analyst reiterated his outperform rating and $500 price target on the electric vehicle maker.
—Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 20 June 2025
Nothing quite as splashy there, but reps from Max and Lupin maker Gaumont Television France gave their views on some live issues, as boiling hot temperatures gave way to biblical floods in the mountainous locale.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 20 June 2025
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Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 20 June 2025
In the 1920s, Jesse Langsdorf, a New York tie maker, developed a new construction technique that involved sewing a tie in three segments, allowing for the creation of flatter ties.
—Kristopher Fraser, Robb Report, 20 June 2025
In a Friday note, the analyst reiterated his outperform rating and $500 price target on the electric vehicle maker.
—Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 20 June 2025
Nothing quite as splashy there, but reps from Max and Lupin maker Gaumont Television France gave their views on some live issues, as boiling hot temperatures gave way to biblical floods in the mountainous locale.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 20 June 2025
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“Maker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/maker. Accessed 27 Jun. 2025.
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