maker
English · Français · Thesaurus
AI In plain words
Writing a short explanation…
Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.
maker¹
- /ˈmeɪk.ə/ UK
- /ˈmeɪk.ɚ/ US
Rhymes with -eɪkə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
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.
noun makers
- 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.
- 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.
- A poet. Set ſophia aſyde, for euery iack raker And euery mad medler muſt now be a maker
- Someone who signs a promissory note, thereby becoming responsible for payment.
Maker²
proper noun the Maker
- 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.
proper noun Makers
- A surname.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: manufacturer, shaper, manufacturing business, fabricator, making, designer, factory, manufacture, manufacturing, creator, position, bringer, originator, inventor, developer, founder
Translations
Every language
noun one who makes
| Español | hacedor, fabricante, artífice, facedor, haciente (disused) |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 作者 sakusha, 作り手 tsukuri te, メーカー mēkā |
| 中文 | 製造者 /制造者 zhìzàozhě |
| हिन्दी | रचयिता racyitā, निर्माता nirmātā |
| Português | fazedor |
| Français | faiseur, fabricant, créateur |
| Deutsch | Macher, Hersteller, Fabrikant |
| Italiano | fattore, facitore |
| Ελληνικά | δημιουργός dimiourgós, κατασκευαστής kataskevastís |
| Română | făcător, fabricant |
| Русский | производи́тель proizvodítelʹ, созда́тель sozdátelʹ, изготови́тель izgotovítelʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | người làm, người chế tạo, người sáng tạo |
| العربية | صَانِع ṣāniʕ, صَائِغ ṣāʔiḡ, مُنْتِج muntij |
Talk about this word "maker." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/maker. Accessed 5 Nov. 2026. maker. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/maker "maker." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 5, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/maker.Cite this
@misc{maker_2026,
title = {maker},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/maker},
urldate = {2026-11-05}
}
