maker
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈmeɪk.ə/
ipa: /ˈmeɪk.ɚ/
rhymes: -eɪkə(ɹ)
Forms: form: makers
Etymology: 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.
Senses: examples: text: 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.
ref: 2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: A Natural History, page 186:
text: 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.
ref: 2023 June 3, Vasco Cotovio, Tim Lister, Frederik Pleitgen, William Bonnett and Daria Tarasova, “Exclusive: Inside Ukraine’s secretive drone program”, in CNN:
text: There’s a good chance you’ve heard of the Ninja Creami by now. The original version of the ice cream maker has been around since 2021, but thanks to TikTok, it’s been one of the buzziest kitchen appliances lately. […] The Ninja Creami works differently than other ice cream makers on the market. Instead of a frozen bowl or a compressor, the Creami uses a spinning blade that shaves and mixes your frozen ingredients.
ref: 2025 July 11, Amina Lake Patel, “I’ve used the Ninja Creami Deluxe ice cream maker that’s all over TikTok for a year. Here’s my review”, in CNN:
glosses: Someone who makes; a person or thing that makes or produces something.
examples: text: 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.
ref: 1707, Isaac Watts, “Godly Sorrow ariſing from the Sufferings of Chriſt”, in Hymns and Spiritual Songs, London: J. Humfreys, page 86:
qualifier: usually capitalized and preceded by the
glosses: God, the Creator.
examples: text: Set ſophia aſyde, for euery iack raker
And euery mad medler muſt now be a maker
ref: c. 1521, John Skelton, Speke Parott:
text: 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.
ref: 2000, Alasdair Gray, The Book of Prefaces, Bloomsbury, published 2002, page 9:
glosses: A poet.
topics: law
glosses: Someone who signs a promissory note, thereby becoming responsible for payment.
Coordinate terms: artisan
builder
creator
doer
fabricator
manufacturer
worker
Derived terms: All-Maker
angel maker
armsmaker
arrowmaker
artmaker
automaker
babymaker
bagmaker
ballmaker
barrelmaker
basketmaker
batmaker
beadmaker
beatmaker
bedmaker
beermaker
bellmaker
beltmaker
bikemaker
blanketmaker
blockmaker
boatmaker
bodymaker
bogus-maker
boilermaker
boltmaker
bombmaker
bookmaker
bootmaker
bottlemaker
bowlmaker
bow maker
boxmaker
brakemaker
bread maker
breadmaker
breechesmaker
brickmaker
brushmaker
bucketmaker
bulletmaker
buttonmaker
cabinetmaker
cabinet maker
cakemaker
candlemaker
candymaker
capmaker
cardmaker
carmaker
carpetmaker
carriagemaker
cartmaker
casemaker
causeymaker
chairmaker
chaisemaker
changemaker
cheesemaker
chipmaker
cidermaker
cigarmaker
cloakmaker
clockmaker
clogmaker
clothesmaker
clothmaker
clubmaker
coachmaker
codemaker
coffeemaker
coffee maker
coffinmaker
coinmaker
collarmaker
colormaker
colourmaker
comaker
combmaker
cordmaker
coremaker
corsetmaker
couchmaker
cradlemaker
cratemaker
crazymaker
crownmaker
cuckold-maker
culturemaker
culture maker
cupmaker
dancemaker
deal-maker
dealmaker
decisionmaker
decision maker
demomaker
dicemaker
diemaker
difference-maker
difference maker
dishmaker
dollmaker
doormaker
drainmaker
dressmaker
drugmaker
edgemaker
fablemaker
face-maker
fanmaker
feathermaker
fellmaker
fell-maker
feltmaker
filemaker
film maker
filmmaker
film-maker
firemaker
flagmaker
floatmaker
flymaker
forkmaker
funmaker
furnituremaker
gallowsmaker
gardenmaker
garmentmaker
gearmaker
glassmaker
globemaker
glovemaker
gluemaker
gownmaker
grantmaker
gunmaker
harnessmaker
harpmaker
hatmaker
haymaker
hedgemaker
historymaker
hitmaker
holiday-maker
holidaymaker
homemaker
hookmaker
housemaker
hurdlemaker
ice cream maker
icemaker
imagemaker
inkmaker
instrument maker
ironmaker
jobmaker
keymaker
kiltmaker
kingmaker
kitemaker
knifemaker
lacemaker
lampmaker
lawmaker
leathermaker
legendmaker
lensmaker
linemaker
listmaker
lockmaker
logmaker
longbowstringmaker
lossmaker
loss-maker
lovemaker
lutemaker
makeress
maker-outer
makership
makerspace
maker-up
maker-upper
mantuamaker
mapmaker
market maker
match-maker
matchmaker
matmaker
meet one's maker
merry-maker
merrymaker
milk maker
mischief-maker
modelmaker
model maker
moneymaker
money maker
money-maker
moviemaker
mythmaker
needlemaker
netmaker
newsmaker
noisemaker
oddsmaker
opinion maker
opinionmaker
opinion-maker
organmaker
pacemaker
painmaker
paintmaker
pancake-maker
pantmaker
papermaker
passagemaker
passage maker
pastrymaker
pathmaker
pattenmaker
patternmaker
pattern maker
pencilmaker
penmaker
phonemaker
phrasemaker
piano maker
piemaker
pinmaker
pizzamaker
placemaker
planemaker
platemaker
playmaker
pointmaker
policy maker
policymaker
posture-maker
potmaker
pouchmaker
poundmaker
powdermaker
price maker
pricemaker
printmaker
programme-maker
propmaker
pursemaker
queenmaker
quiltmaker
rainmaker
rakemaker
ratemaker
razormaker
ribbonmaker
roadmaker
robemaker
ropemaker
rugmaker
rulemaker
sackmaker
saddlemaker
safemaker
saggar maker
sailmaker
saltmaker
saucemaker
sausagemaker
sawmaker
scarfmaker
scentmaker
setmaker
shieldmaker
shirtmaker
Shoemaker
shoemaker
shotmaker
shovelmaker
signmaker
slavemaker
sleevemaker
sludgemaker
slut-maker
snackmaker
snowmaker
soapmaker
sockmaker
songmaker
soupmaker
soy milk maker
sparmaker
spearmaker
spectaclemaker
speechmaker
spellmaker
spoonmaker
springmaker
spurmaker
star-maker
starmaker
staymaker
steakmaker
steelmaker
steel-maker
stencilmaker
stockingmaker
stovemaker
strokemaker
sugarmaker
suitmaker
sweatermaker
sweetmaker
swordmaker
tablemaker
tallowmaker
tankmaker
tapemaker
tasselmaker
tastemaker
teamaker
tent-maker
tentmaker
theatermaker
theatremaker
thimblemaker
threadmaker
tiemaker
tilemaker
tiremaker
toastie maker
toastmaker
toolmaker
topmaker
torchmaker
toymaker
trackmaker
trap maker
treatymaker
tree-maker
trouble maker
trouble-maker
troublemaker
trucemaker
truckmaker
trunk-maker
trunkmaker
truthmaker
tubemaker
tubmaker
twinemaker
vasemaker
vatmaker
veilmaker
versemaker
videomaker
violin maker
violinmaker
waffle maker
wafflemaker
wagonmaker
wandmaker
waremaker
warmaker
watchmaker
watermaker
wavemaker
waxmaker
waymaker
wealthmaker
weaponmaker
weathermaker
wellmaker
wheelmaker
whipmaker
wickmaker
widowmaker
widow maker
widow-maker
wigmaker
will-maker
windowmaker
winemaker
wiremaker
wordmaker
worldmaker
wreathmaker
yarnmaker
yogurt maker
Related terms: word: make
word: makeover
word: making
word: creator