MANUFACTURER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does manufacturer mean? 

• MANUFACTURER (noun)
  The noun MANUFACTURER has 2 senses:

1. a business engaged in manufacturing some product

2. someone who manufactures something

  Familiarity information: MANUFACTURER used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MANUFACTURER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A business engaged in manufacturing some product

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Synonyms:

maker; manufacturer; manufacturing business

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

business; business concern; business organisation; business organization; concern (a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "manufacturer"):

armorer; armourer (a manufacturer of firearms)

bottler (a manufacturer that makes and bottles beverages)

auto maker; auto manufacturer; automaker; car maker; car manufacturer; carmaker (a business engaged in the manufacture of automobiles)

computer business (a business that manufactures and sells computers)

Derivation:

manufacture (put together out of artificial or natural components or parts)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Someone who manufactures something

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

manufacturer; producer

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

maker; shaper (a person who makes things)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "manufacturer"):

arms manufacturer (someone who manufactures arms and munitions)

brewer (the owner or manager of a brewery)

distiller (someone who distills alcoholic liquors)

food manufacturer (a person who manufactures food products)

sericulturist (a producer of raw silk)

Instance hyponyms:

Cyrus Hall McCormick; Cyrus McCormick; McCormick (United States inventor and manufacturer of a mechanical harvester (1809-1884))

John Mercer; Mercer (British maker of printed calico cloth who invented mercerizing (1791-1866))

Isaac M. Singer; Isaac Merrit Singer; Singer (United States inventor of an improved chain-stitch sewing machine (1811-1875))

Eli Whitney; Whitney (United States inventor of the mechanical cotton gin (1765-1825))

Derivation:

manufacture (put together out of artificial or natural components or parts)

 Context examples 

A device problem related to the user not following the manufacturer's instructions.

(Device Failure to Follow Instructions Evaluation Conclusion, Food and Drug Administration)

The manufacturer of an observation device.

(Device Observer Manufacturer, NCI Thesaurus)

Technical specifications about a device that are issued by the manufacturer.

(Device Parameters, NCI Thesaurus)

Specifies whether or not the medical device is accessible for assessment by the manufacturer.

(Device Available For Evaluation Indicator, NCI Thesaurus)

Indicates whether the device is available for evaluation by the manufacturer.

(Device Available for Evaluation, NCI Thesaurus)

The manufacturer must have proof that it's safe for its intended use.

(Cosmetics, Food and Drug Administration)

Device problems that result from the failure to maintain or establish techniques for controlling and verifying the product specifications identified by the manufacturer.

(Device Quality Control Problem Evaluation Result, Food and Drug Administration)

The date (and time) on which the device was returned to the manufacturer or reprocessor.

(Device Returned To Reprocessor Date, NCI Thesaurus)

EXAMPLE(S):Delivery of drugs from the manufacturer to a medical facility.

(Performed Product Transport, NCI Thesaurus/BRIDG)

A place where drugs are received from manufacturer and stored for future shipment to other sites.

(Pharmacy Distribution Center, NCI Thesaurus)