au·to·mak·er

[aw-toh-mey-ker]
noun
an automobile manufacturer.

Origin:
1900–05; auto-2 + maker

au·to·mak·ing, noun
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automaker
"manufacturer of automobiles," 1947, from auto + maker.
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