car maker
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2.1
- noun
- /kɑr ˈmeɪkər/
:
fabricante de automóviles
- Let customers purchase vehicles directly from the car maker.
- car maker and dealer
- car maker assurance
- car maker sends
Is that true that we have enough American car makers and you know, enough American car part makers?
- Is that true that we have enough American car makers and you know, enough American car part makers?
- He forecasted that car makers would be forced to cut EV prices again later this year.
- A number of car makers have factories in Russia, including Renault, Stellantis, Toyota, Kia and Nissan.
Examples
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He forecasted that car makers would be forced to cut EV prices again later this year.
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Is that true that we have enough American car makers and you know, enough American car part makers?
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You obviously do not understand why car makers build plants in other nations.
Blog text (24) -
Let customers see pricing for vehicles from other car makers without leaving the site.
Academic text (2001) -
Did you know that a number of car makers have factories there?
Fiction book (1994) -
How can the car maker know whether the response times are sufficiently reliable?
Academic text (2001) -
GM has had plants in China since 1998 and was the largest foreign car maker in China before 2009.
Blog text (24) -
The Hangzhou-based car maker has dealers in over thirty countries around the world.
Blog text (11) -
A number of car makers have factories in Russia, including Renault, Stellantis, Toyota, Kia and Nissan.
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Many car enthusiasts prefer vehicles made by car makers for their engineering quality.
Synonyms
477
3.1
A company or person that makes many products, often with machines
87
3.5
A company that makes cars
29
2.3
A business that makes and sells cars
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2.7
A company that makes cars
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1.6
A business that makes and sells cars
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2.7
A company that makes cars
5
3.2
A company that makes cars
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3.2
A company that makes cars
How Big
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2.1
87
3.5
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a company that manufactures automobiles' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'car' (automobile) with 'maker' (producer), following a common noun-noun compounding pattern. This compositional structure is cross-linguistically regular and would be immediately understandable to a B1 learner who knows both constituents.
Etymology
Car maker joins car and maker to give a clear picture: a factory where people put parts together to build cars. It means 'company that makes cars', so we use it for any firm that builds cars.