Definition, synonyms and related words
plural of manufacturer
"Most manufacturers agreed to delay shipping until the supply chain issues were resolved."
In plain English: Manufacturers are companies that make products from raw materials to sell to people.
"The manufacturers recalled all batches of batteries after finding a safety defect."
Usage: Use manufacturers to refer to companies or factories that produce goods, rather than individual workers involved in the process. This term typically appears in business contexts when discussing suppliers or the entities responsible for creating products.
Derived from the French manufacter, this term combines Latin roots meaning "by hand" ( manu) and "to make" ( factum). It originally referred to goods produced by manual labor before industrial machinery became prevalent.