メーカーmeekaa

1. nounmanufacturer (esp. a major company); producer; maker
   そのテレビのメーカーは日本にっぽんの企業きぎょうである。↗

   The manufacturer of the television set is a Japanese company.
2. nounmaker (person or device that makes something)in compounds

• Synonym生産者せいさんしゃNeutralNeutral. A producer of goods, especially agricultural products, as in 「生産者の顔」. 「メーカー」 usually means a manufacturer and does not normally cover farmers.
• Synonym製造者せいぞうしゃWrittenWritten/formal prose. A person or company that makes something, not limited to corporations; 「メーカー」 means manufacturer and is used especially of major companies.
• Synonym製造業者せいぞうぎょうしゃWrittenWritten/formal prose. A person or company engaged in manufacturing; used in legal and contractual language. In everyday speech, say 「メーカー」.
• Synonym製造元せいぞうもとNeutralNeutral. Whoever produced a particular item, company or person; common on packaging labels. 「メーカー」 is the general word for a manufacturer.
• Related作り手つくりてNeutralNeutral. The making/creating side, as opposed to the user; can be an individual or a company. 「メーカー」 usually means a manufacturing firm, or a device like 「コーヒーメーカー」.
• Related製作者せいさくしゃWrittenWritten/formal prose. A maker, also a producer of films or plays; not limited to companies. 「メーカー」 usually refers to firms that mass-produce goods.
• Antonym消費者しょうひしゃNeutralNeutral. Someone who pays for and uses goods or services; the counterpart of 「メーカー」, which produces them.
• AntonymユーザーNeutralNeutral. A loanword for a user; the counterpart of 「メーカー」, the company that supplies the product. Common for software and devices.

For manufacturers in general, use 「メーカー」, as in 「自動車メーカー」. In legal or contractual contexts use 「製造業者」, on packaging labels 「製造元」, and for farm products 「生産者」. The opposites are 「消費者」 and 「ユーザー」.

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1. 製造業せいぞうぎょう者しゃ。
2. 1.のうち特とくに有力ゆうりょくな企業きぎょう。
3. 物事ものごとを作り出つくりだす人ひと。