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Noun: manufacturer  ,man-yu'fak-chu-ru(r)
  1. A business engaged in manufacturing some product
    "The manufacturer specializes in producing automotive parts";
    - maker, manufacturing business
     
  2. Someone who manufactures something
    "The local manufacturer employed hundreds of workers in the factory";
    - producer, fabricator

Derived forms: manufacturers

Type of: business, business concern, business organisation [Brit], business organization, concern, maker, shaper

Encyclopedia: Manufacturer