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maker

/ˈmeɪk.ə/US/ˈmeɪk.ɚ/

maker noun: someone who makes; a person or thing that makes or produces something.

Noun

maker (plural makers)

  1. Someone who makes; a person or thing that makes or produces something.
    • The silhouette sharpens and fades as the carving is moved before the flames of the hearth, its maker grunts in perfect imitation of the ancestor - a human-lioness in oestrus.2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: A Natural History, page 186
    • Ukrainian and foreign UAV makers rock up early at an open field in the outskirts of Kyiv, to take part in a drone competition organized by the Ministry of Digital Transformation.2023 June 3, Vasco Cotovio, Tim Lister, Frederik Pleitgen, William Bonnett and Daria Tarasova, “Exclusive: Inside Ukraine’s secretive drone program”, in CNN
  2. (usually capitalized and preceded by the) God, the Creator.
    • Well might the Sun in Darkneſs hide, / And ſhut his Glories in, / When God the mighty Maker dy’d / For Man the Creature’s Sin.1707, Isaac Watts, “Godly Sorrow ariſing from the Sufferings of Chriſt”, in Hymns and Spiritual Songs, London: J. Humfreys, page 86
  3. (archaic) A poet.
    • Set ſophia aſyde, for euery iack raker
      And euery mad medler muſt now be a makerc. 1521, John Skelton, Speke Parott
    • It is refreshing to read how makers find great allies in the past to help them tackle the present. It helps us to see that literature is a conversation across boundaries of nation, century and language.2000, Alasdair Gray, The Book of Prefaces, Bloomsbury, published 2002, page 9
  4. Someone who signs a promissory note, thereby becoming responsible for payment.

Proper noun (1) capitalized: Maker

the Maker

  1. The Creator, God.
    • As the hand began its descent, Jane Porter closed her eyes and sent up a silent prayer to the Maker she was so soon to face—then she succumbed to the strain upon her tired nerves, and swooned.1913, Edgar Rice Burroughs, The Return of Tarzan, New York: Ballantine Books, published 1963, page 205
    • Blessed is he who on the day of his death finds peace in the breast of his Maker!1961, Norma Lorre Goodrich, “Beowulf”, in The Medieval Myths, New York: The New American Library, page 22

Proper noun (2) capitalized: Maker

Maker (plural Makers)

  1. A surname.

maker meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali

maker in Hindi

one who makes
रचयिता racyitā, निर्माता nirmātā

maker in Tamil

இயற்றியவர், உண்டாக்கியவர், கடவுள், செய்தவர், செய்பவர், செய்நர்

maker in Urdu

بنانے والا, فاعل, کارساز, خالق, خدا, صانع

maker in Bengali

সৃষ্টিকর্তা, নির্মাণকারী, প্রণেতা, বিশ্বস্রষ্টা, রচক, সৃজনকর্তা
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maker in Telugu
కర్త karta
maker in Malayalam
ഉണ്ടാക്കുന്നവൻ, സ്രഷ്ടാവ്, ഉത്പാദകൻ, ഉത്പാദി
maker in Kannada
ಕರ್ತೃ, ಮಾಡುವವನು, ನಿರ್ಮಾತ, ತಯಾರಕ
maker in Odia
କର୍ତ୍ତା karttā
maker in Sanskrit
कर्तृ kartṛ́, कार kārá, स्रष्टृ sraṣṭṛ, प्रतिमा pratimā
maker in Arabic
صَانِع ṣāniʕ, صَائِغ ṣāʔiḡ, مُنْتِج muntij
maker in Vietnamese
người làm, người chế tạo, người sáng tạo

Examples of maker in a sentence

  • The moccasin maker had a pile of deerskin on the table, waiting to be cut out.
  • Once you've tried a toastie from a toastie maker, you'll never want to eat regular sandwiches again.
  • Wage rates for tool and die makers differ in various regions of the country.

All 40 example sentences with maker

Forms of maker

Noun
pluralmakers
Proper noun
pluralMakers

Plural of maker: makers

Origin of maker

From Middle English maker, makere, equivalent to make + -er. Compare Scots makar, Saterland Frisian Moaker, West Frisian makker, Dutch maker, German Macher, Danish mager, Swedish makare. Doublet of makar.

Words formed from maker

Phrases with maker

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Words that rhyme with maker

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Questions about maker

What does maker mean?
Maker means someone who makes; a person or thing that makes or produces something.
What is maker in Hindi?
Maker in Hindi is रचयिता (racyitā), निर्माता (nirmātā). See Maker meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is maker?
Maker can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce maker?
Maker is pronounced /ˈmeɪk.ə/ (UK).
What is the plural of maker?
The plural of maker is makers.

Words near maker in the dictionary

  1. makeouts
  2. makeover
  3. makeovers
  4. makepeace
  5. makepeaces
  6. maker
  7. maker's name
  8. maker-outer
  9. maker-outers
  10. maker-up
  11. maker-upper

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: maker (page history and authors); Maker (page history and authors); maker (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); maker (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); maker (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); కర్త (Telugu) (page history and authors); maker (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license); maker (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); କର୍ତ୍ତା (Odia) (page history and authors); कर्तृ (Sanskrit) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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