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maker.

Someone who makes; a person or thing that makes or produces something.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈmeɪk.ə/Received-Pronunciation/ˈmeɪk.ɚ/General-American
  1. Someone who makes; a person or thing that makes or produces something.

  2. God, the Creator.

  3. A poet.

    archaic
  4. Someone who signs a promissory note, thereby becoming responsible for payment.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *makaz Proto-West Germanic *mak Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną Proto-West Germanic *-ōn Proto-West Germanic *makōn? Old English macian Middle English maken Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere Middle English maker English maker 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.

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