What's the difference between
and
Enter two words to compare and contrast their definitions, origins, and synonyms to better understand how those words are related.

Maker vs Inventor - What's the difference?

maker | inventor | Related terms |

As nouns the difference between maker and inventor

is that maker is someone who makes; a person or thing that makes or produces something while inventor is one who invents, either as a hobby or as an occupation.

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

    Anagrams

    * * English agent nouns ----

    inventor

    English

    Alternative forms

    * inventour (obsolete)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who invents, either as a hobby or as an occupation.

    • Coordinate terms

    * inventress * inventrix