maker

noun

mak·​er ˈmā-kər 

plural makers

: one that makes: such as

a

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

b

archaic : poet

c

: 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

d

: 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

e

: 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

Synonyms

• Allah
• Almighty
• Author
• Creator
• deity
• Divinity
• Eternal
• Everlasting
• Father
• God
• Godhead
• Jehovah
• King
• Lord
• Providence
• Supreme Being
• Yahweh
• Jahveh
• Yahveh

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

The stark reversal comes as Tesla faces fierce competition globally from Chinese electric-vehicle makers flooding the market with cars priced as low as $10,000. —Hyunjoo Jin, USA TODAY, 5 Apr. 2024

Government subsidies and other policy support have encouraged solar panel and EV makers in China to invest in factories, building far more production capacity than the domestic market can absorb. —Fatima Hussein, Fortune Asia, 5 Apr. 2024

Each box features a surprise item in addition to a candle from an artisan candle maker in the U.S. For The Mom With a Green Thumb If your mom prefers to grow herbs, this is the perfect Mother’s Day gift. —Moriah Mason, Southern Living, 5 Apr. 2024

With Manchester City dominating the league title in recent seasons – it’s won in four of the last five years – only Liverpool has really been able to truly challenge Guardiola’s history makers of late. —Ben Church, CNN, 5 Apr. 2024

Art Walk on Union Location: Downtown Concord Time: 11 a.m.- 4 p.m. Cost: Free entry Art Walk on Union is an all-day arts festival that features artists and makers and its artwork. —Jody MacE, Charlotte Observer, 3 Apr. 2024

In the meantime, rather than reveling in English’s dominance or tolerating it as a necessary evil, key decision makers should accept English as a core component of multilingualism and decisively move toward educating informed citizens who can transcend linguistic and cultural borders. —Rosemary Salomone, TIME, 7 Apr. 2024

Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League Platforms: PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S Release Date: February 2, 2024 The makers of the Batman: Arkham trilogy now ask you to play as the bad guys in this open-world shooter that's set in the DC universe. —PCMAG, 6 Apr. 2024

Chinese government subsidies and other policy support have encouraged solar panel and EV makers in China to invest in factories, building far more production capacity than the domestic market can absorb. —Fatima Hussein, Fortune, 6 Apr. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing maker

• coffee maker
• decision maker
• hit-maker
• maker space
• market maker
• meet one's maker
• opinion maker
• policy maker
• star-maker
• widow maker

Kids Definition

maker

noun

mak·​er ˈmā-kər 

: one that makes: as

a

capitalized : god sense 1

b

: a person who signs a promissory note

Legal Definition

maker

noun

mak·​er

: one (as an issuer) that undertakes to pay a negotiable instrument and especially a note

sign a note as maker rather than indorser