maker

CEFRB1

/ˈmeɪk.ə/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A person or company that creates or produces something.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    God, the Creator.

Examples

  • It's not an easy thing to meet your maker.

  • She is a skilled maker of custom leather shoes.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Someone who makes; a person or thing that makes or produces something.

  2. Someone who signs a promissory note, thereby becoming responsible for payment.

More examples

In context

  • You mustn't carelessly believe the maker's motto.

  • 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.

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The furniture blank carefully carved the wooden legs of the old chair.

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Origin

noun

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.