maker
see also: Maker
Etymology

From Middle English maker, makere, equivalent to make + -er.

Pronunciation
  • (RP) IPA: /ˈmeɪk.ə/
  • (America) IPA: /ˈmeɪk.ɚ/
Noun

maker (plural makers)

  1. Someone who makes; a person or thing that makes or produces something.
  2. (usually, capitalized and preceded by the) God.
  3. (now rare) A poet.
    • c. 1521, John Skelton, Speke Parott:
      Set ſophia aſyde, for euery iack raker
      And euery mad medler muſt now be a maker
    • 2000, Alasdair Gray, The Book of Prefaces, Bloomsbury, published 2002, page 9:
      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.
  4. (legal) Someone who signs a promissory note, thereby becoming responsible for payment.
Related terms Translations
Maker
Proper noun
  1. Surname.



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