Mak″er (māk″ẽr), n. 1. One who makes, forms, or molds; a manufacturer; specifically, the Creator.
The universal Maker we may praise. Milton.
2. (Law) The person who makes a promissory note.
3. One who writes verses; a poet.
☞ “The Greeks named the poet ποιητήσ, which name, as the most excellent, hath gone through other languages. It cometh of this word ποιει̑ν, make; wherein, I know not whether by luck or wisdom, we Englishmen have met well the Greeks in calling him a maker.” Sir P. Sidney.