maker
English
Etymology
From Middle English makere, equivalent to make + -er. Compare English makar, Scots makar, West Frisian makker, Dutch maker, Danish mager, Swedish makare
Noun
maker (plural makers)
- Someone who makes; a person or thing that makes or produces something.
- (usually capitalized and preceded by the) God.
- (now rare) A poet.
- 2000, Alasdair Gray, The Book of Prefaces, Bloomsbury 2002, p. 9:
- 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.
- 2000, Alasdair Gray, The Book of Prefaces, Bloomsbury 2002, p. 9:
- (obsolete, law) Someone who signs a cheque or promissory note, thereby becoming responsible for payment.
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Translations
one who makes
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one who signs a check or promissory note
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmaː.kər/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: ma‧ker
Noun
maker m (plural makers, diminutive makertje n, feminine maakster)
- maker (person or thing that makes, produces or repairs something)
Derived terms
- druktemaker
- fietsenmaker
- gangmaker
- praatjesmaker
- schoenmaker
- schoonmaker
- stratenmaker
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