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
Gregg Easterbrook
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
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
Steve LohrRobin Williams stars as Leslie Zevo, the son of a toy maker … with a macabre sense of whimsy.—Peter Travers
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)
Record Observer (Centreville, Maryland)Maker culture is about … learning by doing, taking an idea from paper to reality.—Peg Mawby
Peg MawbyAs 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
David OwenExamples 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
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The makers are also providing affordable access to the drug in the US and beyond, signing royalty-free licensing agreements with six generic manufacturers to produce and supply it.
—New Atlas, 26 July 2025
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Take care to keep electrical components (like the ice maker or temperature control panel) dry.
—Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 25 July 2025
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New Atlas, 26 July 2025
Automotive sales declined 16% year-over-year in the second quarter for the EV maker, with weak sales numbers continuing in Europe and California.
—Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 26 July 2025
Elysian also shares its current premises with Fokker Services, a unit of the Dutch legacy aircraft maker, acquired in 2021 by the startup’s backer Panta Holdings.
—Gaurav Sharma, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025
Take care to keep electrical components (like the ice maker or temperature control panel) dry.
—Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 25 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for maker
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“Maker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/maker. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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