1. One who makes, forms, or molds; a manufacturer; specifically, the Creator. The universal Maker we may praise. Milton.
2. (Law)
Defn: The person who makes a promissory note.
3. One who writes verses; a poet. [Obs.]
Note: "The Greeks named the poet poihth`s, which name, as the most excellent, hath gone through other languages. It cometh of this word poiei^n, make; wherein, I know not whether by luck or wisdom, we Englishmen have met well the Greeks in calling him a maker." Sir P. Sidney.
MAKESHIFT
Make"shift`, n.
Defn: That with which one makes shift; a temporary expedient. James
Mill.
I am not a model clergyman, only a decent makeshift. G. Eliot.
MAKE-UP
Make"-up`, n.
Defn: The way in which the parts of anything are put together; often, the way in which an actor is dressed, painted, etc., in personating a character. The unthinking masses are necessarily teleological in their mental make-up. L. F. Ward.
MAKEWEIGHT
Make"weight` (, n.