maker

Etymology

From Middle English maker, makere, equivalent to make + -er. Compare Scots makar, West Frisian makker, Dutch maker, German Macher, Danish mager, Swedish makare. Doublet of makar.

noun

1. Someone who makes; a person or thing that makes or produces something.
   The silhouette sharpens and fades as the carving is moved before the flames of the hearth, its maker grunts in perfect imitation of the ancestor - a human-lioness in oestrus. 2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: A Natural History, page 186
2. (usually capitalized and preceded by the) God.
3. (now rare) A poet.
   Set ſophia aſyde, for euery iack raker c. 1521, John Skelton, Speke Parott
   It is refreshing to read how makers find great allies in the past to help them tackle the present. It helps us to see that literature is a conversation across boundaries of nation, century and language. 2000, Alasdair Gray, The Book of Prefaces, Bloomsbury, published 2002, page 9
4. (law) Someone who signs a promissory note, thereby becoming responsible for payment.