manufacturer
Use Manufacturer in a sentence
yəˈfæk noun
1.
a person, group, or company that owns or runs a manufacturing plant.
2.
a person, group, or company that manufactures.
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| —n | |
| a person or business concern that manufactures goods or owns a factory | |
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Manufacturer
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Word Origin & History
manufacturer
1719, "worker in a manufacturing establishment," from manufacture (q.v.). Meaning "one who employs workers in manufacturing" is from 1752.
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Example sentences
The submersible's manufacturer offers technical details.
The manufacturer has made some data from the studies available to the press.
Blackberry's once-mighty manufacturer is in trouble.
The manufacturer says this new feature gives the ball the same feel whatever the playing conditions, rain or shine.
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