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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Ty Roush, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
Everybody is just a little disappointed in the schedule makers.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 27 May 2025
An expiration date is the last day a drug maker or manufacturer can guarantee the medication is safe and works as intended (is effective) if properly stored.
—Health, 27 May 2025
And make sure to pay attention in the interstitial spaces filled with rotating art by local makers.
—Nevin Martell, USA Today, 27 May 2025
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“Maker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/maker. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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