Synonyms for makers


Grammar : Noun
Spell : mey-ker
Phonetic Transcription : ˈmeɪ kər


Définition of makers

Origin :
  • c.1300, "one who makes," also "God as creator," agent noun from make (v.). Specifically, "manufacturer" by late 14c. To meet (one's) maker "die" is attested by 1814.
  • noun creator
Example sentences :
  • What remains have we in our English villages of our Saxon forefathers, the makers of England?
  • Extract from : « English Villages » by P. H. Ditchfield
  • The names of the makers of brasses have been almost entirely lost.
  • Extract from : « English Villages » by P. H. Ditchfield
  • Guy suggested as a joke that she charge the makers a commission.
  • Extract from : « Southern Lights and Shadows » by Various
  • The Greeks were also painters, makers of pottery, and workers in gold and silver.
  • Extract from : « Introductory American History » by Henry Eldridge Bourne
  • Sent to the makers, the roll could itself be developed and pictures could be printed from it.
  • Extract from : « The Age of Invention » by Holland Thompson
  • Whom then do you believe to have been the makers of these laws.
  • Extract from : « The Memorabilia » by Xenophon
  • There are other makers of the same family engaged in bow making.
  • Extract from : « The Bow, Its History, Manufacture and Use » by Henry Saint-George
  • A good workman, but not equal to the other makers of the name.
  • Extract from : « The Bow, Its History, Manufacture and Use » by Henry Saint-George
  • He was one of its makers, of its possessors, of its guardians, of its extollers.
  • Extract from : « Tales of Unrest » by Joseph Conrad
  • Manufactured by the makers of the famous Plumb "Anchor Brand" tools.
  • Extract from : « Boy Scouts Handbook » by Boy Scouts of America

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