maker

maker
mak‧er /ˈmeɪkə $ -ər/ noun [countable]1. a person or company that makes a particular type of goods
    car/film/shoe etc maker
    a quality furniture maker
    a leading Japanese computer maker
    maker of
    The makers of the car claim that it uses up to 50% less fuel than other similar cars.
2. a machine or piece of equipment that makes something
    coffee/pasta etc maker
    Grind the beans to suit your coffee maker.
3. decision maker/policy maker/peacemaker etc someone who does something or makes something happen:
    Who’s the decision maker in this department?
    health care administrators and policy makers ⇨ troublemaker, holidaymaker
4. meet your maker informal to die – used humorously
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ maker a company or person whose business is to make things to be sold, either by hand or using machines: the country’s largest car maker | We got a cabinet maker (=someone who makes furniture from wood) to redo our kitchen for us.
   ▪ producer a company or country that makes large quantities of something to be sold - often used about raw materials such as oil, coffee, or steel: OPEC is an organization of 13 major oil producers. | Gold producers' shares went up by 50%.
   ▪ manufacturer a company that makes things in large quantities, especially in a factory: Clothing manufacturers have been feeling the effects of the recession. | a plane manufacturer
   ▪ shipbuilder/boatbuilder a person or company that makes ships or boats: a Japanese shipbuilder, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | He started out as a boatbuilder.