Noun

(en noun)

One who supplies; a provider.

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, passage=A farmer could place an order for a new tractor part by text message and pay for it by mobile money-transfer. A supplier many miles away would then take the part to the local matternet station for airborne dispatch via drone.}}

(soccer) Someone who assists (sets up) a goal.

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, year=2011 , date=January 16 , author=Saj Chowdhury , title=Sunderland 1 - 1 Newcastle , work=BBC citation , page= , passage=Regular supplier Barton played in another teasing corner, which was headed on towards goal by the impressive Ameobi and flicked in by expert poacher Nolan.}}

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.