What does manufacturer mean?

Definitions for manufacturer
ˌmæn yəˈfæk tʃər ərman·u·fac·tur·er

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. manufacturer, maker, manufacturing businessnoun

    a business engaged in manufacturing some product

  2. manufacturer, producernoun

    someone who manufactures something

Wiktionary

  1. manufacturernoun

    one that manufactures

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Manufacturernoun

    A workman; an artificer.

    Etymology: manufacturier, French; manufacturus, Lat.

    In the practices of artificers and the manufacturers of various kinds, the end being proposed, we find out ways of composing things for the several uses of human life. Isaac Watts.

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  1. manufacturer

    A manufacturer is an individual, a company or an entity that converts raw materials or components into finished goods, employing various tools, machinery and processes. The goods are then distributed in bulk to wholesalers or retailers for sale to consumers. The process of manufacturing involves designing, crafting, making, producing or fabricating items on a large scale. In short, a manufacturer is responsible for transforming raw materials into sellable commodities.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Manufacturernoun

    one who manufactures

Editors Contribution

  1. manufacturer

    A business that manufactures.

    The business manufactures tiles.


    Submitted by MaryC on February 23, 2020  

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  1. Nouns Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'manufacturer' in Nouns Frequency: #1007

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of manufacturer in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of manufacturer in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of manufacturer in a Sentence

  1. Scott Gallacher:

    This criminal threat is designed to cause fear in order to generate a political outcome. It is using food as a vehicle but should not undermine confidence in our world-class food safety system or in any manufacturer.

  2. Gordon Trowbridge:

    We are aware of the crash and we are gathering information from the manufacturer and from the attorneys representing the victim's family.

  3. Li Shuo:

    China's climate progress is filled with irony and has been two steps forward, one step back, it is the biggest manufacturer, investor, and developer of renewable energy on one hand, but single-handedly burns half of the world's coal.

  4. Toshiba CEO Masashi Muromachi:

    If that doesn't pan out, a sale to a foreign manufacturer is also an option.

  5. Jeffrey Duchin:

    We determined that the endoscope manufacturer's, as well as the federal government's, recommended guidelines for processing the scopes are inadequate.

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