manufacturer
Americannoun
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a person, group, or company that owns or runs a manufacturing plant.
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a person, group, or company that manufactures.
noun
Etymology
Origin of manufacturer
First recorded in 1710–20; manufacture + -er 1
Example Sentences
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The employment index was 48.8, which indicates manufacturers are shedding jobs.
From Barron's
Insatiable demand from AI data centers has manufacturers pivoting production to high-margin enterprise customers, creating an acute squeeze in the consumer sector.
From MarketWatch
But just a few weeks later the test’s manufacturer, Grail, announced disappointing study results: the test didn’t reach statistical significance in later-stage cancers—stages 3 and 4.
The Institute for Supply Management’s survey of manufacturers was basically unchanged at 52.4% in February from 52.6% in the prior month.
From MarketWatch
Canadian manufacturers’ activity picked up for a second straight month in February, with conditions buoyed by rising volumes of new work and a rise in employment, data showed Monday.
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