automaker
noun
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noun
Etymology: Etymology tree English auto Proto-West Germanic *mak Proto-West Germanic *-ōn Proto-West Germanic *makōn? Old English macian Middle English maken Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere Middle English maker English maker English automaker From auto + maker.
- A person or company that manufactures automobiles; usually used to refer to a large corporation such as General Motors, Toyota, and so on.
“Near-synonyms: carmaker, truckmaker”
“With such competition looming, one might suppose that U.S. automakers would embrace tighter domestic efficiency requirements to help them gird for the challenge.”