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HOW TO PRONOUNCE

maker

/ˈmeɪk.ɚ/

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What does maker mean?

noun

  1. Someone who makes; a person or thing that makes or produces something.
  2. God, the Creator.
  3. Someone who signs a promissory note, thereby becoming responsible for payment.
More meanings (3)

proper noun

  1. The Creator, God.
  2. A surname.

noun

  1. (archaic) A poet.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈmeɪk.ɚ/

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“Not I! On the contrary, I shall have great pleasure in sending it to perdition to punish its Maker,” exclaimed the blasphemer.
Emily BrontëWuthering HeightsProject Gutenberg ebook #768
Böttgher was first induced to turn his attention to the subject by Walter von Tschirnhaus, a maker of optical instruments, also an alchemist.
Samuel SmilesSelf Help; with Illustrations of Conduct and PerseveranceProject Gutenberg ebook #935
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I suggest you could do worse than to judge how long the maker expects their shredder/chipper to last by the motor it selects.
Steve SolomonOrganic Gardener's CompostingProject Gutenberg ebook #4342
The Peruvians believed in a god called At-achuchu, already referred to, the creator of heaven and earth, and the maker of all things.
Ignatius DonnellyRagnarok : the Age of Fire and GravelProject Gutenberg ebook #5109