...Japan's two largest car makers.
...the makers of chocolates, sweets and biscuits.
...the makers of news and current affairs programmes.
English dictionary. 2008.
maker — mak·er n: one (as an issuer) that undertakes to pay a negotiable instrument and esp. a note sign a note as maker rather than indorser Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. maker … Law dictionary
maker — n Maker, creator, author denote one who brings something into being or existence. When written with an initial capital letter, all three terms designate God or the Supreme Being; without the capital they ascribe similar but not equivalent powers… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
-maker — suffix ► a person, company, or machine that makes a particular thing: »Who are the policy makers in the department? »a coffee maker → See also DECISION MAKER(Cf. ↑decision maker), MARKET MAKER(Cf. ↑market maker) … Financial and business terms
Maker — Mak er (m[=a]k [ e]r), n. 1. One who makes, forms, or molds; a manufacturer; specifically, the Creator. [1913 Webster] The universal Maker we may praise. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. (Law) The person who makes a promissory note. [1913 Webster] 3.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
maker — ► NOUN 1) a person or thing that makes something. 2) (our, the, etc. Maker) God. ● meet one s Maker Cf. ↑meet one s Maker … English terms dictionary
maker — c.1300, one who makes, also God as creator, agent noun from MAKE (Cf. make) (v.). Specifically, manufacturer by late 14c. To meet (one s) maker die is attested by 1814 … Etymology dictionary
maker — [māk′ər] n. 1. a person or thing that makes (in various senses) 2. Archaic a poet 3. a person who executes, as by signing, a check, contract, etc.; specif., a person who signs a promissory note 4. [M ] God meet one s Maker to die … English World dictionary
Maker — Maker, schwerer Hammer des Schiffszimmermanns … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Maker — Maker, ein schwerer Hammer als Schiffsinventar … Lexikon der gesamten Technik
ёmaker — (русско английское – внедряющий «ё» в печать) (В.Ч.) … Словарь употребления буквы Ё
maker — Synonyms and related words: Meistersinger, Parnassian, actor, agent, ancestors, apprentice, arch poet, architect, artificer, artisan, artist, artiste, author, bag maker, balance maker, ballad maker, balladmonger, bard, barrel maker, basket maker … Moby Thesaurus
