From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics:Industrymakermak‧er /ˈmeɪkə $-ər/ ●●○ noun [countable]1TIaperson or company that makes a particulartype of goodscar/film/shoe etc makera quality furniture makera leading Japanese computer makermaker ofThe makers of the car claim that it uses up to 50% less fuel than other similar cars.2amachine or piece ofequipment that makes somethingcoffee/pasta etc makerGrind the beans to suit your coffee maker.3 →decision-maker/policymaker/peacemaker etc4 →meet your makerTHESAURUSmaker a company or person whosebusiness is to make things to besold, either by hand or using machinesthe country’s largest car makerWe got acabinet maker (=someone who makes furniture from wood) to redo our kitchen for us.producer a company or country that makes largequantities of something to be sold – often used aboutrawmaterials such asoil,coffee, orsteelOPEC is an organization of 13 major oil producers.Gold producers' shares went up by 50%.manufacturer a company that makes things in large quantities, especially in afactoryClothing manufacturers have been feeling the effects of the recession.a plane manufacturershipbuilder/boatbuilder a person or company that makesships orboatsa Japanese shipbuilder, Mitsubishi Heavy IndustriesHe started out as a boatbuilder.Examples from the Corpusmaker•Makers ofcars often think more aboutspeed than aboutsafety.•On theblock islikely to be one of Mr Murdoch'sstranger diversifications: Etak, amaker ofelectronicmaps.•Sybase Inc., amaker ofdatabasemanagementsoftwareproducts,fell 2 3 / 4 to 28 3 / 4.•Personalcomputermakers are likely to facecontinuedpressure to keeppriceslow.•New York-based Loral is anaerospace anddefense equipmentmaker.•Thefindings willinterestpolicymakers, thefinancialcommunity andacademicsalike.•Daimler-Benz AG is themaker of Mercedes-Benzautomobiles.•In order to make up for fallingretail prices,tiremakers have beenstruggling toraise prices to carmakers.•Thewinemaker has todecide when thecrop isready forpicking.•winemakerscar/film/shoe etc maker•Theluxurycar makerattributed that tostrongsales of its new small Cclasssedans.•All this is by way of saying theego offilm makers is a veryfrustrating thing.•Feet also get larger as people get older.Shoe makersaggravate thesituation by notagreeing onuniformsizes.•Thegovernment puts particularblame oncar makers andpharmaceutical companies for aninflationrate that inDecember was nearly 20%.•Othercar makers will tell you they havesimilarprojects on thedrawingboard, justwaiting for managementapproval.•Voice over It's achance for thefilm makers to make the most of thetrueOxfordexperience.•Thenews came on the same day that thecar makers Roverannounced another year oflosses.•In order to make up for falling retail prices, tire makers have been struggling to raise prices tocar makers.coffee/pasta etc maker•But government orders havedried up and the factory is struggling now by makingvacuumcleaners andcoffee makers.•Word got out that I was aterrificpasta maker.From Longman Business Dictionarymakermak‧er /ˈmeɪkə-ər/ noun [countable usually plural]a company that makes productsSony, one of the world’s biggest makers of portable audio equipmentThe town hopes to attract major firms likecar makers Honda.The makers of the car claim that it uses up to 50% less fuel than similar cars.
