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Webster 1913 Edition
Maker
Mak′er
(māk′ẽr)
, Noun.
1.
One who makes, forms, or molds; a manufacturer; specifically, the Creator.
The universal
Maker
we may praise. Milton.
2.
(Law)
The person who makes a promissory note.
3.
One who writes verses; a poet.
[Obs.]
☞ “The Greeks named the poet
ποιητής
, which name, as the most excellent, hath gone through other languages. It cometh of this word ποιεῖν
, make; wherein, I know not whether by luck or wisdom, we Englishmen have met well the Greeks in calling him a maker.” Sir P. Sidney.
I am not a model clergyman, only a decent
makeshift
. G. Eliot.
Webster 1828 Edition
Maker
MA'KER
,Noun.
The universal Maker we may praise.
1.
One that makes, forms, shapes, or molds; a manufacturer; as a maker of watches, or of jewelry; a maker of cloth.2.
A poet.