automaker

noun

Etymology

From auto + maker.

  1. inherited from maker
  2. formed as automaker — “auto + maker

Definitions

  1. A person or company that manufactures automobiles

    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.
    • By overpaying these engineers, the expenses of the domestic automakers went up as well.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA