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One who makes, forms, or molds; a manufacturer; specifically, the Creator. The universal Maker we may praise. Milton.

One who makes beds.

One who writes and publishes books; especially, one who gathers his materials from other books; a compiler.

One who makes boots. -- Boot"mak`ing, n.

One whose occupation is to make bricks. -- Brick"mak*ing, n.

One whose occupation is to make cabinets or other choice articles of household furniture, as tables, bedsteads, bureaus, etc.

A maker of gowns, or similar garments; a mantuamaker.

One who makes, or manufactures, glass. -- Glass" mak`ing, or Glass"mak`ing, n.

One who cuts and cures hay.

A legislator; a lawgiver.

One who makes dresses, cloaks, etc., for women; a dressmaker.

One who makes matches for burning or kinding.

One who makes merriment or indulges in conviviality; a jovial comrade.

One who makes mischief; one who excites or instigates quarrels or enmity.

One who coins or prints money; also, a counterfeiter of money. [R.]

One who, or that which, makes a way or path.

One who makes peace by reconciling parties that are at variance. Matt. v. 9. --Peace"mak`ing, n.

A playwright. [R.]

One who makes roads.

One whose occupation is to make or repair sails. -- Sail"mak`ing, n.