manufacturer

noun

man·​u·​fac·​tur·​er ˌman-yə-ˈfak-chər-ər How to pronounce manufacturer (audio)
-ˈfak-shrər,
ˌma-nə-
: one that manufactures
especially : an employer of workers in manufacturing

Examples of manufacturer in a Sentence

Follow the instructions recommended by the manufacturer. They are one of the country's leading manufacturers of children's clothing.
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One of the contentious issues in the pandemic agreement has to do with how many vaccines manufacturers in each country must share in exchange for access to genetic sequences to emerging infectious diseases. Nicole Hassoun, The Conversation, 22 May 2025 Each trucker is assigned a load for pickup from a manufacturer’s warehouse to be dropped off at an Amazon facility. Annie Palmer, CNBC, 21 May 2025 The first wave of these came out last year, including the Surface Pro 11th Edition and Surface Laptop 7th Edition, but the initiative was supported by just about every laptop manufacturer, including Asus, Acer, Dell, HP, Lenovo, and Samsung. Luke Larsen, Wired News, 21 May 2025 That would add to the cost of the vaccines for manufacturers, which could then get passed down to consumers. Alice Park, Time, 21 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for manufacturer

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1687, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of manufacturer was circa 1687

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“Manufacturer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/manufacturer. Accessed 29 May. 2025.

Kids Definition

manufacturer

noun
man·​u·​fac·​tur·​er ˌman-(y)ə-ˈfak-chər-ər How to pronounce manufacturer (audio)
: one that manufactures
especially : an employer of workers in manufacturing

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