carmaker

noun

car·​mak·​er ˈkär-ˌmā-kər 

: an automobile manufacturer

Examples of carmaker in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

If a carmaker’s supplier buys steel from a region now facing tariffs, an agent can surface the exposure while there is still time to act. — Alex Saric, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2026

Once Tesla opened part of its charger network, which is the North American Charging Standard, to cars that were made by other manufacturers, carmakers started producing adapters for people who had EVs that had older CCS ports. — Keith Laing, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2026

Put simply, the idea is to share revenue from ride income with Tesla while the vehicles operate on the carmaker’s network, using its self-driving tech. — Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 10 Sep. 2026

Jon Weber, senior vice president of customer strategy for Hohenbruck Motoren North America, was driving to work in his HX7, the luxury carmaker’s SUV model. — Harvard Business Review, 3 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