Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Maker

Maker (māk"ẽr) , noun

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. [Obsolete]

“The Greeks named the poet poihth`s, which name, as the most excellent, hath gone through other languages. It cometh of this word poiei^n, make; wherein, I know not whether by luck or wisdom, we Englishmen have met well the Greeks in calling him a maker.”

Collocations (1)
To meet one's maker , to die.