maker
nouncommon in dialogue
- United Kingdom//ˈmeɪk.ə//
- United States//ˈmeɪk.ɚ//
Someone who makes; a person or thing that makes or produces something.
noun
- 1
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.
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.
- 2
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.
- 3
archaicA poet.
Set ſophia aſyde, for euery iack raker And euery mad medler muſt now be a maker
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
Someone who signs a promissory note, thereby becoming responsible for payment.
Etymology
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, Saterland Frisian Moaker, West Frisian makker, Dutch maker, German Macher, Danish mager, Swedish makare. Doublet of makar.
Forms
- plural
- makers
maker · Someone who makes; a person or thing that makes or produces something.
Maker · The Creator, God.makeup · An item's composition.Makin · A surname.