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automaker — au‧to‧mak‧er [ˈɔːtəʊˌmeɪkə ǁ ˈɒːtoʊˌmeɪkər] noun [countable] MANUFACTURING a company that makes cars: • The Big Three US automakers are Ford, General Motors, and Chrysler. * * * automaker UK US /ˈɔːtəʊˌmeɪkər/ noun [C] US ► TRANSPORT, PRODUCTION … Financial and business terms
automaker — (n.) manufacturer of automobiles, 1925, from AUTO (Cf. auto) + MAKER (Cf. maker) … Etymology dictionary
automaker — [ôt′ō mā΄kər, ät′ō mā΄kər] n. a manufacturer that makes automotive vehicles … English World dictionary
automaker — UK [ˈɔːtəʊˌmeɪkə(r)] / US [ˈɔtoʊˌmeɪkər] noun [countable] Word forms automaker : singular automaker plural automakers American mainly journalism a company that produces cars … English dictionary
automaker — automaking, n. /aw toh may keuhr/, n. an automobile manufacturer. [1900 05; AUTO 2 + MAKER] * * * … Universalium
automaker — noun One who manufactures automobiles; typically used to refer to a large corporation such as General Motors. See Also: automaking … Wiktionary
automaker — au|to|mak|er [ˈo:təuˌmeıkə US ˈo:touˌmeıkər] n AmE a company that makes cars used especially in newspapers ▪ US automakers … Dictionary of contemporary English
automaker — au|to|mak|er [ ɔtou,meıkər ] noun count AMERICAN MAINLY JOURNALISM a company that produces cars … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
automaker — n. company that manufactures automobiles, carmaker … English contemporary dictionary
automaker — noun (C) AmE a company that makes cars: US automakers … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
