manufacturer B2 Topic:People & Society US /ˌmænjəˈfækt͡ʃɚɚ/ UK /ˌmænjʊˈfæktʃəɹə/ See IPA manual Freq #13397 Meanings 1 noun A person or company that makes goods, especially in large quantities. The car manufacturer recalled thousands of vehicles to fix a fault. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a person or company that... makerproducermanufacturing business Word family Forms manufacturers Appears in Phrases (1) See all food manufacturer a person or company that produces food products for sale Noun + noun Etymology AI details From manufacture + -er. Topics People & Society External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # manufacturer **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˌmænjəˈfækt͡ʃɚɚ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌmænjʊˈfæktʃəɹə/ **Frequency rank:** 13397 ## Meanings 1. A person or company that makes goods, especially in large quantities. ## Examples - The car manufacturer recalled thousands of vehicles to fix a fault. ## Etymology From manufacture + -er. ## AI Etymology Manufacturer comes from manufacture + -er. In present-day English it covers a person or company that makes goods, especially in large quantities. ## Topics - People & Society markdown