A manufacturer is a business or company which makes goods in large quantities to sell.
[business]
...the world's largest doll manufacturer.
Synonyms: maker, producer, builder, creator More Synonyms of manufacturer
manufacturer in British English
(ˌmænjʊˈfæktʃərə)
noun
a person or business concern that manufactures goods or owns a factory
manufacturer in American English
(ˌmænjəˈfæktʃərər)
noun
a person or company in the business of manufacturing; esp., a factory owner
Examples of 'manufacturer' in a sentence
manufacturer
The components distributor sends more than half a million electronics products to manufacturers around the world.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Most big manufacturers install screens the size of tablet computers in new models.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Both would build their respective vehicles in partnership with British manufacturers.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
It's a big trend with manufacturers.
The Sun (2017)
Where is the world's largest sunglasses manufacturer based?
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
More than 30 of the world's leading motorcycle manufacturers will be showcasing their existing models.
The Sun (2016)
It comes after another PMI survey on Thursday showed that manufacturers recorded their biggest rebound in a quarter of a century last month.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Manufacturers buy and sell process or product technologies from foreign counterparts.
Forstner, Helmut, Ballance, Robert Competing in a Global Economy (1990)
Many of the leading car manufacturers are guilty of not supporting the show in recent years.
The Sun (2010)
What is significant is that the biggest manufacturers have announced a united approach.
The Sun (2014)
British manufacturers studied its chemical and engineering companies.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
But there are some notorious cases that turned into crises for the manufacturers concerned.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Instead they ought to target junk food and fizzy drink manufacturers who sell products laced with sugar.
The Sun (2008)
The bank does so and then charges the manufacturer the cost of the goods plus a service charge.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Reports of attacks have increased around the world and the manufacturers warn that the suits cannot guarantee safety.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Britain remains the world's sixth largest manufacturer.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
There is little evidence that major British manufacturers are doing what the retailers are doing.
Hirst, Paul After Thatcher (1989)
The company is the third-largest smartphone manufacturer in the world.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
When manufacturers refused to sell to him, he simply bought their products under an alternative name.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Similarly, the big car manufacturers ensure that they protect their dealers during harder times.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The pressure on the British manufacturers was to satisfy the deep discounts that the companies demanded.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
TV companies are to be allowed to charge manufacturers for product placement.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
In 2007 her business secured investment from a leading underwear manufacturer but that year she found herself becoming increasingly clumsy and forgetful.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
About 7,000 cars, according to one large manufacturer.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
In Britain, the leading manufacturers said that they were not intending to follow suit.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The door design is no longer made by the manufacturer concerned and I was offered recompense for one garage door only.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
In other languages
manufacturer
British English: manufacturer /ˌmænjʊˈfæktʃərə/ NOUN
A manufacturer is a business that makes goods in large quantities.
...the world's largest doll manufacturer.
American English: manufacturer
Arabic: صَانِعٌ
Brazilian Portuguese: fabricante
Chinese: 生产商
Croatian: proizvođač
Czech: výrobce
Danish: producent
Dutch: fabrikant
European Spanish: fabricante
Finnish: valmistaja
French: fabricant
German: Hersteller
Greek: κατασκευαστής
Italian: fabbricante
Japanese: 製造業者
Korean: 제조자
Norwegian: produsent
Polish: producent
European Portuguese: fabricante
Romanian: producător
Russian: производитель
Latin American Spanish: fabricante
Swedish: tillverkare
Thai: ผู้ผลิต
Turkish: üretici
Ukrainian: виробник
Vietnamese: nhà chế tạo
Chinese translation of 'manufacturer'
manufacturer
(mænjuˈfæktʃərəʳ)
n(c)
制(製)造商 (zhìzàoshāng) (个(個), gè)
(noun)
the world's largest doll manufacturer
Synonyms
maker
Japan's two largest car makers
producer
producers of precision instruments and electrical equipment
builder
The builders have finished the roof.
creator
George Lucas, the creator of the Star Wars films
industrialist
prominent Japanese industrialists
factory-owner
constructor
fabricator
Additional synonyms
in the sense of builder
Definition
a person who constructs houses and other buildings
The builders have finished the roof.
Synonyms
construction worker,
engineer,
producer,
developer,
creator,
labourer,
constructor
in the sense of creator
Definition
a person who creates
George Lucas, the creator of the Star Wars films
Synonyms
maker,
father,
mother,
parent,
author,
framer,
designer,
architect,
inventor,
originator,
initiator,
begetter
in the sense of industrialist
Definition
a person who owns or controls large amounts of money or property in industry
prominent Japanese industrialists
Synonyms
capitalist,
tycoon,
magnate,
boss,
producer,
manufacturer,
baron,
financier,
captain of industry,
big businessperson
Synonyms of 'manufacturer'
manufacturer
Explore 'manufacturer' in the dictionary
Additional synonyms
in the sense of producer
Definition
a person or thing that produces
producers of precision instruments and electrical equipment