Epitome vs Maker - What's the difference?
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As nouns the difference between epitome and maker is that epitome is ( label) ( embodiment or encapsulation of) while maker is . As a verb maker is .
epitome English
Noun
( wikipedia epitome)
( en-noun)
(of a class of items) The embodiment or encapsulation of.
(of a class of items) A representative example.
(of a class of items) The height; the best.
(of a written document) A brief summary.
Usage notes
The sense ‘the height, the best’ is considered incorrect by some; instead, `pinnacle' may be preferred.
Synonyms
* (an embodiment of) in a nutshell (modern idiom), synopsis
* (the best) greatest
* (a summary) abstract, synopsis
Antonyms
* antithesis
Derived terms
* epitomize
* epitomic
* epitomical
Related terms
* epitomator
* epitomist
* epitomizer
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maker English
Noun
( en noun)
Someone who makes; a person or thing that makes or produces something.
(usually, capitalized and preceded by the) God.
A poet.
* 2000 , , The Book of Prefaces , Bloomsbury 2002, p. 9:
- It is refreshing to read how makers find great allies in the past to help them tackle the present. It helps us to see that literature is a conversation across boundaries of nation, century and language.
(obsolete, legal) Someone who signs a cheque or promissory note, thereby becoming responsible for payment.
Derived terms
* brushmaker
* homemaker
* troublemaker
* widow-maker
Related terms
* make
* makeover
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