maker
5 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural
makers
plural
makers
Britannica Dictionary definition of MAKER
1
[count]
a
:
a person who makes something
— often used in combination
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a maker of action films
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a filmmaker
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a troublemaker
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a glassmaker
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government policy-makers
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a peacemaker
b
:
a company that makes a specified product
— often used in combination
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one of the nation's leading makers [=manufacturers] of fine cars
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a maker of computer chips
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computer makers
c
:
a machine that makes something
— often used in combination
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an ice-cream maker
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a pasta maker
2
meet your maker
or meet your Maker
:
to die
— often used figuratively
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He says he's not afraid to meet his maker.
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My old car has finally gone to meet its maker.
