English Explanatory Dictionary

maker

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

Someone who makes; a person or thing that makes or produces something.
God, the Creator.
A poet.
Someone who signs a promissory note, thereby becoming responsible for payment.

name

The Creator, God.

name

A surname.

Pronunciation

/ˈmeɪk.ə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-maker.wav /ˈmeɪk.ɚ/

Word forms

maker makers the Maker

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *makaz Proto-West Germanic *mak Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną Proto-West Germanic *-ōn Proto-West Germanic *makōn? Old English macian Middle English maken Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āsjos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere Middle English maker English maker 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.

Related words

Derived words

All-Maker angel maker armsmaker arrowmaker artmaker automaker babymaker bagmaker ballmaker barrelmaker basketmaker batmaker beadmaker beatmaker bedmaker beermaker bellmaker beltmaker bikemaker blanketmaker blockmaker boatmaker bodymaker bogus-maker boilermaker boltmaker bombmaker bookmaker bootmaker bottlemaker bowlmaker bow maker boxmaker brakemaker bread maker breadmaker breechesmaker brickmaker brushmaker bucketmaker bulletmaker buttonmaker cabinetmaker cabinet maker cakemaker candlemaker candymaker capmaker cardmaker carmaker carpetmaker carriagemaker cartmaker casemaker causeymaker chairmaker chaisemaker changemaker cheesemaker chipmaker

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