Maker

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈmeɪk.É™/
• US IPA: /ˈmeɪk.Éš/
• Rhymes: -eɪkÉ™(r)

Origin

From make + -er. Compare makar.

Full definition of maker

Noun

1. Someone who makes; a person or thing that makes or produces something.
2. (usually capitalized and preceded by the) God.
3. (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.
4. (obsolete, legal) Someone who signs a check or promissory note, thereby becoming responsible for payment.

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Anagrams

• kerma
• marke