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maker

noun [C]
 
 
/ˈmeɪ.kər/ US  /-kɚ/

Definition

B2 the people or company that make something: They're the biggest maker of fast-food products in the UK. The makers of the film will want to see a decent return on their investment.Products and producersBuying and selling in general your Maker God: humorous He's gone to meet his Maker (= he has died).God and gods a person or machine that makes the stated thing: a film-maker a dressmaker a watchmaker car-makers policy-makers a coffee/tea-maker → See also bookmaker, holidaymaker, homemaker, icemaker, kingmaker, matchmaker, pacemaker, peacemaker, troublemakerProducts and producersBuying and selling in general
(Definition of maker noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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