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manufacturer

[man-yuh-fak-cher-er] Example Sentences Origin

man·u·fac·tur·er

[man-yuh-fak-cher-er]
noun
1.
a person, group, or company that owns or runs a manufacturing plant.
2.
a person, group, or company that manufactures.

Origin:
1710–20; manufacture + -er1
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Manufacturer has a plethora of syllables.
So is sesquipedalianism. Does it mean:
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S.
given to using long words.
Example Sentences
  • Sedgley, firearms manufacturer and inventor, died of a heart ailment in his home here today.
  • No other mainframe manufacturer made the transition.
  • The manufacturer has made some data from the studies available to the press.
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manufacturer (ˌmænjʊˈfæktʃərə)
 
n
a person or business concern that manufactures goods or owns a factory

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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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