maker meaning: definition, etymology and quotations

maker

noun

UK /ˈmeɪk.ə/ · US /ˈmeɪk.ɚ/

Etymology 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.

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:

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There’s a good chance you’ve heard of the Ninja Creami by now. The original version of the ice cream maker has been around since 2021, but thanks to TikTok, it’s been one of the buzziest kitchen appliances lately. […] The Ninja Creami works differently than other ice cream makers on the market. Instead of a frozen bowl or a compressor, the Creami uses a spinning blade that shaves and mixes your frozen ingredients.2025 July 11, Amina Lake Patel, “I’ve used the Ninja Creami Deluxe ice cream maker that’s all over TikTok for a year. Here’s my review”, in CNN:

God, the Creator.

Usually capitalized and preceded by the

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:

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:

Law Someone who signs a promissory note, thereby becoming responsible for payment.

Derived terms: 389 terms
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Related terms: make, makeover, making, creator
Coordinate terms: artisan, builder, creator, doer, fabricator, manufacturer, worker