as in maker
a person or business that manufactures something (such as a product)
The company is a leading manufacturer of farm equipment.
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Recent Examples of manufacturer
The founder of audio equipment manufacturer Lexicon was also a co-inventor of the first heart monitoring systems, which still form the basis of those in hospitals today.
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Alex Knapp, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
Maybe Project Helix will resemble Valve’s decade-old Steam Machines effort, with outside manufacturers releasing their own hardware running Microsoft’s OS and gaming platform at various price points and power levels.
—Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 11 June 2026
The United Auto Workers union has reached a tentative agreement with Dauch, a company that manufacturers axles for General Motors trucks, after a 10-day strike.
—Adam Ismail, The Drive, 11 June 2026
By producing components closer to demand, manufacturers can respond more quickly to engineering changes and shifting market requirements.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 10 June 2026
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Alex Knapp, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
Maybe Project Helix will resemble Valve’s decade-old Steam Machines effort, with outside manufacturers releasing their own hardware running Microsoft’s OS and gaming platform at various price points and power levels.
—Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 11 June 2026
The United Auto Workers union has reached a tentative agreement with Dauch, a company that manufacturers axles for General Motors trucks, after a 10-day strike.
—Adam Ismail, The Drive, 11 June 2026
By producing components closer to demand, manufacturers can respond more quickly to engineering changes and shifting market requirements.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 10 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for manufacturer
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This is inevitably a book by a human about how humans—the makers of art and its viewers—understand the dog seeing in relation to our species.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 June 2026
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The spa Situated below ground, the Guerlain Spa is a quiet, hushed oasis that showcases the luxury perfume maker’s skincare and spritz offerings.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
10 June 2026
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Redburn said Wednesday that more funding means more rocket launches, which is a boon for Linde as one of the dominant gas suppliers to the space industry.—
Jeff Marks,Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
10 June 2026
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Contractor Lockheed Martin is one of Israel’s largest suppliers of military equipment, supplying fighter jets, attack helicopters and precision missiles to the tune of $743 million between October 2023 and November 2025.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacbee.com,
10 June 2026
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The drug distributor is the top-performing healthcare stock in the S & P 500 this week.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
12 June 2026
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The decision clears the way for Paramount to become the largest theatrical distributor in the country and own a top five streamer by subscriber count unless the merger is stopped by another entity.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
12 June 2026
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The seven core collaborators – Kogonada, producer Chung An, producer Christopher Radcliff, producer-cinematographer Benjamin Loeb, and actor-producers Richardson, Mao and Jin Ha – collectively owned the project, splitting responsibilities and working without outside financing.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
15 June 2026
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Fling has not directed a mainstage show at Goodspeed before, but he’s been deeply involved in every production there since one of his roles is as a line producer overseeing all the shows not just at the Opera House but at Goodspeed’s space for new works, the Terris Theatre in Chester.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
14 June 2026
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Healthcare providers sometimes call it caffeine toxicity.—
Samantha Agate,
Kansas City Star,
12 June 2026
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Ohio lawmakers approved an $875 million payment package Wednesday after the Ohio Supreme Court found the state used the wrong formula to calculate certain Medicaid reimbursements for nursing homes, shortchanging providers by hundreds of millions of dollars.—
Brittany Miller,
FOXNews.com,
11 June 2026
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“Manufacturer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/manufacturer. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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