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maker
noun
a
person
or
company
that
builds
,
produces
,
or
creates
something
•
The
local
maker
of
wooden
toys
won
an
award
for
craftsmanship
.
The
local
maker
of
wooden
toys
won
an
award
for
craftsmanship
.
•
She
dreams
of
becoming
a
fashion
maker
with
her
own
brand
one
day
.
She
dreams
of
becoming
a
fashion
maker
with
her
own
brand
one
day
.
From
Middle
English
maker
,
from
Old
English
macere
,
equivalent
to
make
+
-er
.
noun
the
person
who
signs
a
cheque
or
promissory
note
and
promises
to
pay
the
stated
amount
•
As
the
maker
of
the
note
,
he
is
responsible
for
repaying
the
loan
.
As
the
maker
of
the
note
,
he
is
responsible
for
repaying
the
loan
.
•
The
bank
contacted
the
maker
when
the
cheque
bounced
.
The
bank
contacted
the
maker
when
the
cheque
bounced
.
Specialized
financial
sense
arose
in
18th-century
commercial
law
,
extending
the
idea
of
‘
one
who
makes
’
to
the
person
who
‘
makes
’ (
creates
and
signs
)
a
negotiable
instrument
.
lawmaker
noun
a
person
,
usually
an
elected
member
of
a
parliament
,
congress
,
or
similar
body
,
whose
job
is
to
write
,
debate
,
and
pass
laws
•
The
lawmaker
proposed
a
bill
to
improve
rural
healthcare
.
The
lawmaker
proposed
a
bill
to
improve
rural
healthcare
.
•
Reporters
surrounded
the
lawmaker
as
she
left
the
parliament
building
.
Reporters
surrounded
the
lawmaker
as
she
left
the
parliament
building
.
From
law
+
maker
,
first
recorded
in
English
in
the
early
17th
century
to
describe
members
of
legislative
bodies
.
