manufacturer English · revision 6743

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /ˌmænjʊˈfæktʃəɹə/ ''(UK)''; /ˌmænjəˈfækt͡ʃɚɚ/ ''(US)''^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is formed from the verb [[manufacture]] and [[-er]].^(Etymonline)^(SOED 2002)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ A worker in a manufactory: 1719 in the OED and Etymonline,^(OED 1989)^(Etymonline) about 1687 in MWU.^(MWU 2024)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ The factory worker sense died out in the mid-19th century.^(SOED 2002) One who employs workers for manufacturing, the owner of a factory, is from 1752,^(OED 1989)^(Etymonline) and the word now often means a company.^(SOED 2002)^(AHD) Figurative uses are from 1802,^(OED 1989) and a disparaging sense, a producer by mere mechanical labour, is noted in SOED.^(SOED 2002)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * c. 1687 – first use (MWU).^(MWU 2024)

+ * 1719 – a factory worker.^(OED 1989)^(Etymonline)

+ * 1752 – a factory owner.^(OED 1989)^(Etymonline)

+ * 1802 – figurative use.^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Noun===

+ # A person or company that makes goods on a large scale, especially in a [[factory]].^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[manufacture]]

+ * [[manual]]

+ * [[factory]]

+ * [[fact]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}