AUTOMAKER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does automaker mean? 

• AUTOMAKER (noun)
  The noun AUTOMAKER has 1 sense:

1. a business engaged in the manufacture of automobiles

  Familiarity information: AUTOMAKER used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• AUTOMAKER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A business engaged in the manufacture of automobiles

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Synonyms:

auto maker; auto manufacturer; automaker; car maker; car manufacturer; carmaker

Hypernyms ("automaker" is a kind of...):

maker; manufacturer; manufacturing business (a business engaged in manufacturing some product)

Holonyms ("automaker" is a member of...):

automobile industry (the manufacturers of automobiles considered collectively)

 Context examples 

But even if the tech gets perfected, automakers are still struggling with the current limitations of electronic vehicles, namely their limited range per charge.

(Tesla to Test Self-driving Electric Trucks, VOA News)