/ˈmeɪk.ə/, /ˈmeɪk.ɚ/
OriginFrom 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.
- Someone who makes; a person or thing that makes or produces something.
“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.”
“There’s a good chance you’ve heard of the Ninja Creami by now. The original version of the ice cream maker has been around since 2021, but thanks to TikTok, it’s been one of the buzziest kitchen appli”
- God, the Creator.
“Well might the Sun in Darkneſs hide, / And ſhut his Glories in, / When God the mighty Maker dy’d / For Man the Creature’s Sin.”
- archaicA poet.
“Set ſophia aſyde, for euery iack raker
And euery mad medler muſt now be a maker”
“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 languag”
- Someone who signs a promissory note, thereby becoming responsible for payment.
- The Creator, God.
“As the hand began its descent, Jane Porter closed her eyes and sent up a silent prayer to the Maker she was so soon to face—then she succumbed to the strain upon her tired nerves, and swooned.”
“Blessed is he who on the day of his death finds peace in the breast of his Maker!”
- A surname.
Formsmakers(plural) · the Maker(canonical) · Makers(plural)
Source: Wiktionary