Synonyms

meet one\'s maker

[mey-ker]

mak·er

[mey-ker]
noun
1.
a person or thing that makes.
2.
a manufacturer (used in combination): drugmaker; garmentmaker.
3.
(initial capital letter) God.
4.
the party executing a legal instrument, especially a promissory note.
5.
Cards. the player who first names the successful bid.
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6.
Archaic. a poet.
COLLAPSE
7.
go to/meet one's Maker, to die.

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Meet one's maker is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.

Origin:
1300–50; Middle English; see make1, -er1

pre·mak·er, noun
un·der·mak·er, noun
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