carmaker

noun

car·​mak·​er ˈkär-ˌmā-kər 

: an automobile manufacturer

Examples of carmaker in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

On Tuesday, hours after repositioning itself as a tech company, Reuters reported that the carmaker plans to, yet again, retool some of its factories to introduce new hybrid versions of its popular three-row SUVs. — Shelly Banjo, semafor.com, 28 Oct. 2026

China competition European carmakers, including Stellantis, have been struggling in China as domestic brands like Xiaomi, BYD and Geely gain ground and intensify competition. — Sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 28 Oct. 2026

In November 2025, Tesla shareholders weighed a nonbinding proposal for the carmaker to invest in xAI, Musk’s AI startup. — Heather Occhino, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026

While industry observers long suspected that other carmakers were doing the same, the practice hadn’t been systematically investigated — until now. — Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 29 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1954, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for carmaker

• blackacre
• caretaker
• clockmaker
• dressmaker
• filmmaker
• homemaker
• icebreaker
• lawmaker
• matchmaker
• pacemaker
• partaker
• peacemaker