maker

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   A person or thing that makes or produces something.

   He is a skilled maker of handmade leather shoes.

2. 2
   noun

   A company that manufactures a particular product.

   The car maker announced a new electric model for next year.

Common collocations

• ballad maker Noun + noun

Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *makaz Proto-West Germanic *mak Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną Proto-West Germanic *-ōn Proto-West Germanic *makōn? Old English macian Middle English maken Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere Middle English maker English maker From Middle English maker, makere, equivalent to make + -er. Compare Scots makar,…

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