manufacturer
//ˌmænjʊˈfæktʃəɹə//
Forms
- Plural
- manufacturers
Definitions
1.A person or company that manufactures.
- Always return faulty goods to the manufacturer.
- The manufacturer produces parts for the car industry.
- The clothing manufacturer expanded overseas.
Frequency
Overall
Uncommon· #2832
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Uncommon
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
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Etymology
Etymology tree
English manufacture
Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.
Proto-Italic *-āzios
Latin -āriusnom.
Latin -āriusbor.
Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz
Proto-West Germanic *-ārī
Old English -ere
Middle English -ere
English -er
English manufacturer
From manufacture + -er.