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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Maker \Mak"er\ (m[=a]k"[~e]r), n.
1. One who makes forms, or molds; a manufacturer;
specifically, the Creator.
The universal Maker we may praise. --Milton.
2. (Law) The person who makes a promissory note.
3. One who writes verses; a poet. [Obs.]
Note: ``The Greeks named the poet poihth`s, which name as
the most excellent, hath gone through other languages.
It cometh of this word poiei^n, make wherein, I know
not whether by luck or wisdom, we Englishmen have met
well the Greeks in calling him a maker.'' --Sir P.
Sidney.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
maker
n 1: a person who makes things [syn: {shaper}]
2: a business engaged in manufacturing some product [syn: {manufacturer},
{manufacturing business}]
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