carmaker

noun

car·​mak·​er ˈkär-ˌmā-kər How to pronounce carmaker (audio)
: an automobile manufacturer

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Italian luxury sports carmaker Ferrari usually rides out any financial storms while lesser mortals issue profit warnings and are forced to batten down the hatches to ward off trouble. Neil Winton, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025 Tesla then made its own claim in the bankruptcy hearings, stating Full Circle actually owed the carmaker money for allegedly breaching its contract. Audrey Ash, CNN Money, 31 July 2025 In the meantime, Congress has defanged the CAFE standards by removing the fines for carmakers who fail to meet them. Camila Domonoske, NPR, 29 July 2025 The carmaker also said that cash flow would improve. Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 29 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for carmaker

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First Known Use

1954, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of carmaker was in 1954

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“Carmaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carmaker. Accessed 10 Aug. 2025.

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