maker

noun

mak·er ˈmā-kər

plural makers

Synonyms of maker next

: one that makes: such as

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

archaic : poet

: 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

: 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

Robin Williams stars as Leslie Zevo, the son of a toy maker … with a macabre sense of whimsy.—

Peter Travers

: 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)

Maker culture is about … learning by doing, taking an idea from paper to reality.—

Peg Mawby

As 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

Examples 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

Recent Examples on the Web Greg Gilday has spent the last five years as an IATSE prop maker. —

Jonah Valdez, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2023 Hundreds of wishes and counting Once the recipient and their family learn that their wish is granted, a dedicated volunteer wish maker works closely with them, making all the arrangements. —

Meg Dunn, CNN, 22 Sep. 2023 In December, an Ohio plant owned by GM and electronics maker LG joined the UAW, becoming the first unionized EV battery cell facility in the country. —

WIRED, 22 Sep. 2023 Tequila maker Cuervo is hosting a free popup event today and Saturday where visitors can sample cocktails and food, listen to music and learn about the company’s sustainability program that recycles 100 percent of the agave plant materials used to make its spirits. —

Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Sep. 2023 Klaviyo, Birkenstock Marketing and data automation provider Klaviyo Inc. is planning to sell its shares Tuesday, with German footwear maker Birkenstock Holding Ltd. also preparing to list. —

Ryan Gould, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2023 This juried show will highlight work by artists, makers, craftspeople and authors. —

Maria Morales, Baltimore Sun, 19 Sep. 2023 Read full article The proposal follows a call last year from robot developers including Boston Dynamics in Waltham for policy makers to outlaw weapons attached to autonomous or remotely controlled devices. —

Aaron Pressman, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Sep. 2023 Similar to how flu shots are updated each year, the FDA gave COVID-19 vaccine makers a new recipe for this fall. —

Mike Stobbe and Lauran Neergaard, Anchorage Daily News, 12 Sep. 2023 See More

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