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noun
A person or company that manufactures.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a business engaged in manufacturing some product
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: maker, manufacturing business
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: business, concern, business concern, business organization, business organisation
Narrower terms: armorer, armourer, bottler, car manufacturer, car maker, carmaker, auto manufacturer, auto maker, automaker, computer business
noun
someone who manufactures something
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: producer
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: maker, shaper
Narrower terms: arms manufacturer, brewer, distiller, food manufacturer, sericulturist, McCormick, Cyrus McCormick, Cyrus Hall McCormick, Mercer, John Mercer, Singer, Isaac M. Singer, Isaac Merrit Singer, Whitney, Eli Whitney
History
Etymology tree English manufacture Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English manufacturer From manufacture + -er.
Across languages
110 source translations are retained for this English entry.
