drugmaker

noun

drug·​mak·​er ˈdrəg-ˌmā-kər How to pronounce drugmaker (audio)
: a company that manufactures pharmaceuticals

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Eli Lilly shares jumped Thursday after the drugmaker posted a strong third quarter, driven by sales of its popular GLP-1 medications. Jeff Marks, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2025 The latter is suing drugmakers over the HPV vaccine and has paid him $2.5 million. Taylor Millard, Boston Herald, 17 Oct. 2025 Both agreements, however, build on an executive order Trump signed in May that set a deadline for drugmakers to electively lower prices or face new limits on what the government will pay. Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2025 President Donald Trump announced a deal on Friday with drugmaker AstraZeneca aimed at lowering prescription drug prices. Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for drugmaker

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First Known Use

1869, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of drugmaker was in 1869

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“Drugmaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drugmaker. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.

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drugmaker

noun
drug·​mak·​er ˈdrəg-ˌmā-kər How to pronounce drugmaker (audio)
: a company that manufactures pharmaceuticals
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