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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.

maker (plural makers)

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

    • 2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: A Natural History, page 186:

      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.

    • 2023 June 3, Vasco Cotovio, Tim Lister, Frederik Pleitgen, William Bonnett and Daria Tarasova, “Exclusive: Inside Ukraine’s secretive drone program”, in CNN‎[1]:

      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.

    • 2025 July 11, Amina Lake Patel, “I’ve used the Ninja Creami Deluxe ice cream maker that’s all over TikTok for a year. Here’s my review”, in CNN‎[2]:

      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 appliances lately. […] The Ninja Creami works differently than other ice cream makers on the market. Instead of a frozen bowl or a compressor, the Creami uses a spinning blade that shaves and mixes your frozen ingredients.

  2. (usually capitalized and preceded by the) God, the Creator.

    • 1707, Isaac Watts, “Godly Sorrow ariſing from the Sufferings of Chriſt”, in Hymns and Spiritual Songs, London: J. Humfreys, page 86:

      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.

  3. (now rare) A poet.

    • c. 1521, John Skelton, Speke Parott:

      Set ſophia aſyde, for euery iack raker
      And euery mad medler muſt now be a maker

    • 2000, Alasdair Gray, The Book of Prefaces, Bloomsbury, published 2002, page 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. (law) Someone who signs a promissory note, thereby becoming responsible for payment.

one who makes

one who signs a check or promissory note

From maken (“to make”) +‎ -er.

maker m (plural makers, diminutive makertje n, feminine maakster)

  1. maker (person or thing that makes, produces or repairs something)

From maken +‎ -ere (suffix forming agent nouns).

maker (plural makers)

  1. God as creator of all.
  2. Someone who makes; a craftsperson.
  3. An author or other creative.
  4. (rare) One who does.

maker m

  1. indefinite plural of make