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plural makers
Someone who makes; a person or thing that makes or produces something. quotations examples
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.
2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: A Natural History, page 186
(usually capitalized and preceded by the) God. examples
(now rare) A poet. quotations
Set ſophia aſyde, for euery iack rakerAnd euery mad medler muſt now be a maker
c. 1521, John Skelton, Speke Parott
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.
2000, Alasdair Gray, The Book of Prefaces, Bloomsbury, published 2002, page 9
(law) Someone who signs a promissory note, thereby becoming responsible for payment. examples