man‧u‧fac‧tur‧er W2 / mænjəfæktʃ ə rə, mænjʊfæktʃ ə rə $ -ər / 名词 [可数名词]

( also manufacturers [复数形式] ) a company that makes large quantities of goods :

Read the manufacturer’s instructions before using your new dishwasher.

The fridge was sent back to the manufacturers.

THESAURUS

maker a company or person whose business is to make things to be sold, either by hand or using machines : the country’s largest car maker | We got a cabinet maker (= someone who makes furniture from wood ) to redo our kitchen for us.

producer a company or country that makes large quantities of something to be sold - often used about raw materials such as oil, coffee, or steel : OPEC is an organization of 13 major oil producers. | Gold producers’ shares went up by 50%.

manufacturer a company that makes things in large quantities, especially in a factory : Clothing manufacturers have been feeling the effects of the recession. | a plane manufacturer

shipbuilder/boatbuilder a person or company that makes ships or boats : a Japanese shipbuilder, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | He started out as a boatbuilder.