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# manufacturer

noun (a manufacturer, manufacturers)

«manufacturer» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A person or company that makes goods in large numbers, usually in a factory using machines. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/manufacturer/#m1)
2. The company named as the maker of a product. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/manufacturer/#m2)

### In the lessons

In everyday life you read the manufacturer's name and instructions on toys, food and electrical goods; safety advice says to follow the manufacturer's instructions. In geography and business lessons manufacturers turn raw materials into products. Phrases: car manufacturer, toy manufacturer, manufacturer's instructions, contact the manufacturer.

### Examples

- Follow the manufacturer's instructions when charging the tablet. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/manufacturer/#x1)
- The toy manufacturer recalled the broken toys. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/manufacturer/#x2)
- Japan has many car manufacturers. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/manufacturer/#x3)
- The manufacturer makes ten thousand bikes every year. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/manufacturer/#x4)
- We wrote to the manufacturer about the faulty kettle. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/manufacturer/#x5)
- The manufacturer's name is printed on the bottom. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/manufacturer/#x6)
- Chocolate manufacturers buy lots of cocoa beans. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/manufacturer/#x7)
- The phone came with a manufacturer's guarantee. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/manufacturer/#x8)

### Note

Countable: manufacturers. Note the apostrophe: manufacturer's instructions (one maker). Related: manufacture (verb or noun), manufacturing (the industry). Long spelling: manu-fac-tur-er. Different from «retailer» (a shop that sells goods).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «manufacturer» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/manufacturer/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«manufacturer» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/manufacturer.html) on Mova free.