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mak·er

(mā′kər)

1. One that makes or manufactures. Often used in combination: a filmmaker; a maker of fine violins.

2. One who engages in creative do-it-yourself projects, especially those involving technology.

3. Law A party that signs a promissory note or contract.

4. Maker God. Often used with a possessive adjective: prayed to her Maker for guidance.

5. Archaic A poet.

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maker

(ˈmeɪkə)

1. a person who makes (something); fabricator; constructor

2. (Law) a person who executes a legal document, esp one who signs a promissory note

3. (Poetry) archaic Scot a poet. Also called (esp Scot): makar

Maker

(ˈmeɪkə)

1. (Theology) a title given to God

2. go to meet one's Maker meet one's Maker to die

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

mak•er

(ˈmeɪ kər)

n.

1. a person or thing that makes.

2. a manufacturer.

3. (cap.) God.

4. the party executing a legal instrument, esp. a promissory note.

5. the card player who first names the successful bid.

Idioms:

go to or meet one's Maker, to die.

[1300–50]

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Noun	1.	maker - a person who makes things shaper creator - a person who grows or makes or invents things 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; "he was the generator of several complaints" 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 producer, manufacturer - 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, thread maker, spinster - 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 wine maker, winemaker, vintner - 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
	2.	Maker - terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God Almighty, Creator, Divine, God Almighty, Godhead, Lord, Jehovah Blessed Trinity, Holy Trinity, Sacred Trinity, Trinity - the union of the Father and Son and Holy Ghost in one Godhead hypostasis of Christ, hypostasis - any of the three persons of the Godhead constituting the Trinity especially the person of Christ in which divine and human natures are united
	3.	maker - a business engaged in manufacturing some product manufacturer, manufacturing business business, business concern, business organisation, business organization, concern - a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it; "he bought his brother's business"; "a small mom-and-pop business"; "a racially integrated business concern" 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

maker

noun manufacturer, producer, builder, constructor, fabricator Japan's two largest car makers

Maker

noun God, Creator, Prime Mover Let us kneel before the Lord our Maker

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

maker

noun

1. One that creates, founds, or originates:

architect, author, creator, entrepreneur, father, founder, inventor, originator, parent, patriarch.

2. A person or business that makes or builds something:

assembler, builder, constructor, erector, manufacturer, producer.

Translations

صَانِعْصانِع، صاحِب

výrobce

=-magerproducentskaber

Fabrikant Hersteller Schöpfer

κατασκευαστής

fabricante creador

tekijä

fabricant

proizvođač

készítõ

framleiîandi

creatore fattore artefice

造り主

조물주

maker

produsent -produsent -skaper

twórca

fabricante

изготовитель

izdelovalecproizvajalec

skapare

ผู้ผลิต

yapan kimseyapıcı

người chế tạo

制造者

maker

[ˈmeɪkəʳ] N

1. (= craftsman) → creador(a) m/f, artífice mf

2. (= manufacturer) → fabricante mf

3. (Rel) Maker → Creador m, Hacedor m
she has gone to meet her Maker → ha pasado a mejor vida, Dios la ha llamado a su seno
prepare to meet your Maker → prepárate a morir

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

maker

[ˈmeɪkə^r] n

(= manufacturer) → fabricant m
Europe's biggest car maker → le plus grand fabricant de voitures d'Europe

[programme] → concepteur/trice m/f film-maker

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

maker

n (= manufacturer) → Hersteller(in) m(f); our Maker → unser Schöpfer m; to go to meet one’s Maker → zum Herrn eingehen (geh)

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

maker

[ˈmeɪkəʳ] n (manufacturer) → fabbricante m; (creator) → creatore/trice; (originator) → autore/trice (Rel) our Maker → il Creatore

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

make

(meik) – past tense, past participle made (meid) – verb

1. to create, form or produce. God made the Earth; She makes all her own clothes; He made it out of paper; to make a muddle/mess of the job; to make lunch/coffee; We made an arrangement/agreement/deal/bargain.

2. to compel, force or cause (a person or thing to do something). They made her do it; He made me laugh.

3. to cause to be. I made it clear; You've made me very unhappy.

4. to gain or earn. He makes $100 a week; to make a profit.

5. (of numbers etc) to add up to; to amount to. 2 and 2 make(s) 4.

6. to become, turn into, or be. He'll make an excellent teacher.

7. to estimate as. I make the total 483.

8. to appoint, or choose, as. He was made manager.

9. used with many nouns to give a similar meaning to that of the verb from which the noun is formed. He made several attempts (= attempted several times); They made a left turn (= turned left); He made (= offered) a suggestion/proposal; Have you any comments to make?

noun

a (usually manufacturer's) brand. What make is your new car?

ˈmaker noun

a person who makes. a tool-maker; a dressmaker.

ˈmaking noun

the process of producing or forming something. glassmaking; (also adjective) the road-making industry.

ˌmake-beˈlieve noun

the act or art of pretending and imagining. a world of make-believe; (also adjective) a make-believe world.

ˈmake-ˌover noun

a (complete) change in a person's appearance made by cosmetic treatment, new hairstyle, new clothes etc.

ˈmakeshift adjective

temporary and usually of poor quality. a makeshift garden shed.

ˈmake-up noun

1. cosmetics applied to the face etc. She never wears any make-up.

2. the set, or combination, of characteristics or ingredients that together form something, eg a personality; composition. Violence is just not part of his make-up.

have the makings of

to have the clear ability for becoming. Your son has the makings of an engineer.

in the making

being made or formed at this very moment. A revolution is in the making.

make a/one's bed

to tidy and straighten the sheets, blankets etc on a bed after it has been used. The children make their own beds every morning.

make believe

to pretend (that). The children made believe they were animals.

make do (with with)

to use something as a poor-quality or temporary alternative to the real thing. There's no meat, so we'll have to make do with potatoes.

make for

to go towards. We're making for home.

make it

to be successful. After twenty years, we've finally made it.

make it up

1. to become friends again after a quarrel. It's time you two made it up (with each other).

2. to give compensation or make amends for something. I'm sorry – I'll make it up to you somehow.

make (something) of (something)

to understand (something) by or from (something). What do you make of all this?

make out

1. to see, hear or understand. He could make out a ship in the distance.

2. to make it seem that. He made out that he was earning a huge amount of money.

3. to write or fill in. The doctor made out a prescription.

4. (slang) to kiss, hug and caress; to neck. They were making out in the back seat.

make over

(American) to change something or turn it into something else. They made over the room as an office; The plastic surgeon made her face over.

make up

1. to invent. He made up the whole story.

2. to compose or be part(s) of. The group was made up of doctors and lawyers.

3. to complete. We need one more player – will you make up the number(s)?

4. to apply cosmetics to (the face). I don't like to see women making up (their faces) in public.

5. to become friends again (after a quarrel etc). They've finally made up (their disagreement).

make up for

to supply a reward, substitute etc for disappointment, damage, loss (of money or time) etc. Next week we'll try to make up for lost time.

make up one's mind

to make a decision. He finally made up his mind about the job.

make up to

to try to gain the favour or love of by flattery etc. She's always making up to the teacher by bringing him presents.

made of is used in speaking of the material from which an object is constructed etc: This table is made of wood/plastic/steel .
made from is used in speaking of the raw material from which something has been produced by a process of manufacture: Paper is made from wood/rags .

maker

→ صَانِعْ výrobce skaber Hersteller κατασκευαστής fabricante tekijä fabricant proizvođač creatore 造り主 조물주 maker produsent twórca fabricante изготовитель skapare ผู้ผลิต yapıcı người chế tạo 制造者

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"Good," he said to himself, "there go all the mischief- makers." Unfortunately, all the mischief-makers constituted the entire audience.

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He, I know--for the question had been discussed among us long before the Time Machine was made--thought but cheerlessly of the Advancement of Mankind, and saw in the growing pile of civilization only a foolish heaping that must inevitably fall back upon and destroy its makers in the end.

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And the maker of either of them makes a bed or he makes a table for our use, in accordance with the idea--that is our way of speaking in this and similar instances--but no artificer makes the ideas themselves: how could he?

One who is the maker of all the works of all other workmen.

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It clearly follows that the poet or 'maker' should be the maker of plots rather than of verses; since he is a poet because he imitates, and what he imitates are actions.

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Like the basket- maker's wife, clasping her first nursling to her breast, did not I already fondly cherish the hopes of the future of this poor district?

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The crew was complete: it included a Boots-- A maker of Bonnets and Hoods-- A Barrister, brought to arrange their disputes-- And a Broker, to value their goods.

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'No, darling; but you are making more progress towards that saintly condition than I like; for all these two hours I have been thinking of you and wanting to catch your eye, and you were so absorbed in your devotions that you had not even a glance to spare for me - I declare it is enough to make one jealous of one's Maker - which is very wrong, you know; so don't excite such wicked passions again, for my soul's sake.'

'I will give my whole heart and soul to my Maker if I can,' I answered, 'and not one atom more of it to you than He allows.

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We left the carriage at the maker's, and Smith rode me to the White Lion, and ordered the hostler to feed me well, and have me ready for him at four o'clock.

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"Whether the God descend from above Or the man ascend upon high, Whether this maker of tents be Jove Or a younger deity-- I will be no judge between your gods And your godless bickerings, Lictor, drive them hence with rods-- I care for none of these things!

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Ah, but he lived in a sweet bachelor- apartment--furnished, on the fifth floor, above the wood and charcoal merchant's, and the dress-maker's, and the chair-maker's, and the maker of tubs--where I knew him too, and wherewith his cognac and tobacco, he had twelve sleeps a day and one fit, until he had a fit too much, and ascended to the skies.