fabricator
2
4.8
- noun
- /ˈfæbrɪˌkeɪtər/
- Specialized
:
fabricante
- Some Canadian fabricators are as large as those in the United States.
- U.S. fabricators
Examples
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The fabricator used advanced technology to assemble the metal components for the new car.
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Some owners demand that a fabricator have this certification before it can bid for the structural steel on a given project.
Academic text (1991) -
This fabricator can provide you with whatever clothing you can imagine.
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We feel that these machines should be used personally by the fabricator in order to assess his product and make any necessary changes.
Academic text (1991) -
The average U.S. structural steel fabricator employs about fifty people.
Academic text (1991) -
In excess of 1,000 U.S. fabricators do business in a generally confined geographical area.
Academic text (1991) -
The system lets builders and fabricators create files for countertops, backsplashes, side splashes, window sills, wall caps, breakfast counters, and other common shapes.
Academic text (2005) -
Kevin works as a fabricator in a factory that specializes in making semiconductor wafers.
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To get the best countertop for her kitchen, she consulted a local fabricator who created custom designs.
Synonyms
477
3.1
A company or person that makes many products, often with machines
415
1.6
A person or company that creates things such as cars and furniture
55
4.1
A skilled worker who makes things by hand
13
3.7
A person who makes useful or decorative things by hand
8
2.9
A person who makes cloth by crossing threads on a loom
5
3.0
A person or company that makes toys
4
3.7
A person or company that builds and repairs ships
3
4.1
A company that makes tiny electronic parts used inside computers and phones
3
5.5
A person or company that builds and manages projects like houses and bridges
3
2.3
A person who makes clothes or fabric from yarn using needles
2
6.1
A maker or seller of clothes
2
4.2
A person or program that puts parts together to make a product
2
8.8
A person who pours hot metal into molds to make objects
1
5.6
A person who creates images on paper using ink and techniques like etching or engraving
1
9.2
A large building where people make things, like a factory
1
3.8
A person who makes or fixes tools as a job
1
9.9
A person who designs, builds, or fixes machines in mills
1
2.6
A person who makes clothes in a factory or workshop
1
7.1
A person who heats and shapes metal by hand, for example making horseshoes
1
6.5
A person or machine that makes exact copies of objects like paintings
1
4.2
A person who makes or repairs metal items by shaping and joining them
1
9.3
A worker who makes and repairs metal parts on ships
1
9.9
A person who makes things well by hand
1
3.4
A person who makes shirts to fit each customer
A person who makes and fixes metal molds used to shape or cut parts
A person who designs and makes patterns for clothes, wood or metal
A machine that makes boxes and other containers from cardboard, plastic, or metal
A person who makes clothes by sewing
A person who uses a sewing machine to join cloth in a factory or workshop
A person who sews fabric pieces together to make quilts or patchwork
A person or company that makes bodies for cars, often by hand
A person or thing that makes something
How Big
44
7.0
477
3.1
- Specialized
2
4.8
869
1.0
61
2.3
55
4.1
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Fabricator comes from the root fabric- meaning 'to make' or 'build', the same root as fabricate and fabric. Imagine a workshop where a maker makes metal parts or pieces; a fabricator is a person, company, or factory that 'makes' or assembles products, so the word means a maker of parts.