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maker

American  
[mey-ker] / ˈmeɪ kər /

noun

  1. a person or thing that makes.

  2. a manufacturer (used in combination).

    a drugmaker; a garmentmaker.

  3. (sometimes initial capital letter) a person who has the hobby of creating tangible physical products, especially do-it-yourself technology and engineering projects or handmade crafts (often used attributively): The maker movement fosters hands-on creativity in a sedentary world of passive entertainment options.

    Makers came together at the convention to collaborate with each other and show off their completed products.

    The maker movement fosters hands-on creativity in a sedentary world of passive entertainment options.

  4. (initial capital letter) God.

  5. the party executing a legal instrument, especially a promissory note.

  6. Cards. the player who first names the successful bid.

  7. Archaic. a poet.

idioms

  1. go to / meet one's Maker, to die.

maker 1 British  
/ ˈmeɪkə /

noun

  1. a person who makes (something); fabricator; constructor

  2. a person who executes a legal document, esp one who signs a promissory note

  3. Also called (esp Scot): makar.  archaic a poet

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Maker 2 British  
/ ˈmeɪkə /

noun

  1. a title given to God

  2. to die

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

  • premaker noun

Etymology

Origin of maker

First recorded 1300–50; Middle English; make 1, -er 1

Example Sentences

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It couldn’t waddle or sway without components from Chinese robot maker Unitree that power the motion of its neck and legs, according to a research paper by Disney.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Shares of the EV maker rose 4.6%, closing at $371.75, while the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 2.9% and 2.5%, respectively.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

One company mentioned by several readers was Adobe, the maker of Photoshop and Acrobat.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

It also acquired parachute maker Pioneer Aerospace in 2023 and specialty RF filter firm Akoustis in 2025 after each of those companies filed for bankruptcy.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 2, 2026

“All right. Your name before mine. You are the greatest sword maker, you deserve to come first.”

From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.