maker

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a person who makes things
  2. noun terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
  3. noun a business engaged in manufacturing some product

Etymology

From 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.

In classic literature

Synonyms

shaper

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