CAR MANUFACTURER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does car manufacturer mean? 

• CAR MANUFACTURER (noun)
  The noun CAR MANUFACTURER has 1 sense:

1. a business engaged in the manufacture of automobiles

  Familiarity information: CAR MANUFACTURER used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CAR MANUFACTURER (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 ("car manufacturer" is a kind of...):

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

Holonyms ("car manufacturer" is a member of...):

automobile industry (the manufacturers of automobiles considered collectively)

 Context examples 

U.S. electric car manufacturer Tesla is close to testing a long-haul self-driving electric truck that could drive in convoys following a lead vehicle.

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