maker

/ˈmeɪkər/

/ˈmeɪkə/

Other forms: makers

Definitions of maker

1. noun

   a person who makes things
   synonyms: shaper

   examples:

   Adolphe Sax

   a Belgian maker of musical instruments who invented the saxophone (1814-1894)

   types:

   basketmaker, basketweaver

   someone skilled in weaving baskets

   belt maker

   a maker of belts

   bookmaker

   a maker of books; someone who edits or publishes or binds books

   beer maker, brewer

   someone who brews beer or ale from malt and hops and water

   chandler

   a maker (and seller) of candles and soap and oils and paints

   cobbler, shoemaker

   a person who makes or repairs shoes

   candymaker, confectioner

   someone who makes candies and other sweets

   author, generator, source

   someone who originates or causes or initiates something

   glassmaker

   someone who makes glass

   hatmaker, hatter, milliner, modiste

   someone who makes and sells hats

   ironworker

   a person who makes articles of iron

   jeweler, jeweller, jewelry maker

   someone who makes jewelry

   maltman, maltster

   a maker of malt

   manufacturer, producer

   someone who manufactures something

   needleworker

   someone who does work (as sewing or embroidery) with a needle

   patternmaker

   someone who makes patterns (as for sewing or carpentry or metalworking)

   perfumer

   a person who makes (and sells) perfumes

   piano maker

   a person who makes pianos

   saddler

   a maker and repairer and seller of equipment for horses

   sailmaker

   a maker of sails

   shirtmaker

   a maker of shirts

   spinner, spinster, thread maker

   someone who spins (who twists fibers into threads)

   steelmaker, steelman, steelworker

   a worker engaged in making steel

   tentmaker

   someone who makes or repairs tents

   toolmaker

   someone skilled in making or repairing tools

   vintner, wine maker, winemaker

   someone who makes wine

   violin maker

   someone who makes violins

   horologer, horologist, watchmaker

   someone who makes or repairs watches

   wigmaker

   someone who makes and sells wigs

   arms manufacturer

   someone who manufactures arms and munitions

   boot maker, bootmaker

   a maker of boots

   brewer

   the owner or manager of a brewery

   candlemaker

   a person who makes or sells candles

   wax-chandler

   one who deals in wax candles

   coiner

   someone who is a source of new words or new expressions

   distiller

   someone who distills alcoholic liquors

   edger

   a person who puts finishing edges on a garment

   embroiderer

   someone who ornaments with needlework

   food manufacturer

   a person who manufactures food products

   garment worker, garment-worker, garmentmaker

   a person who makes garments

   gold-worker, goldsmith, goldworker

   an artisan who makes jewelry and other objects out of gold

   knitter

   someone who makes garments (or fabrics) by intertwining yarn or thread

   puddler

   a worker who turns pig iron into wrought iron by puddling

   sericulturist

   a producer of raw silk

   sewer

   someone who sews

   silver-worker, silversmith, silverworker

   someone who makes or repairs articles of silver

   type of:

   creator

   a person who grows or makes or invents things
2. noun

   a business engaged in manufacturing some product
   synonyms: manufacturer, manufacturing business

   types:

   armorer, armourer

   a manufacturer of firearms

   bottler

   a manufacturer that makes and bottles beverages

   auto maker, auto manufacturer, automaker, car maker, car manufacturer, carmaker

   a business engaged in the manufacture of automobiles

   computer business

   a business that manufactures and sells computers

   type of:

   business, business concern, business organisation, business organization, concern

   a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it