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automaker

noun au·to·mak·er \ˈȯ-tō-ˌmā-kər, ˈä-tō-\

: a company that makes and sells cars : an automobile manufacturer

Full Definition of AUTOMAKER

:  a manufacturer of automobiles
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First Known Use of AUTOMAKER

1903

Rhymes with AUTOMAKER

Basket Maker, bellyacher, boilermaker, circuit breaker, Diefenbaker, market maker, merrymaker, moneymaker, moviemaker, papermaker, pepper shaker, simulacre, troublemaker, undertaker, Wanamaker

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