Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun manufacturer

2 senses of manufacturer

Sense 1
manufacturer, maker, manufacturing business -- (a business engaged in manufacturing some product)
       => business, concern, business concern, business organization, business organisation -- (a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it; "he bought his brother's business"; "a small mom-and-pop business"; "a racially integrated business concern")

Sense 2
manufacturer, producer -- (someone who manufactures something)
       => maker, shaper -- (a person who makes things)