automaker [aw-toh-mey-ker] EXAMPLES|WORD ORIGIN noun an automobile manufacturer. Liberaldictionary.com
Origin of automaker First recorded in 1900–05; auto-2 + maker Related formsau·to·mak·ing, noun Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019 Examples from the Web for automaker Contemporary Examples of automaker
The automaker was supposed to get rid of its unresponsive culture in exchange for taxpayer salvation.
The Old General Motors Is Back
Micheline Maynard
April 7, 2014
The Italian automaker brought new management, design ideas, cash, and marketing elan to the company.
Bailout’s Success Lets Treasury Take Loss on General Motors Stock
Daniel Gross
December 19, 2012
What happens if an automaker offers him the chance to reinvent an iconic marque?
Dan Lyons
June 15, 2011
The automaker’s stunning rebound into profitability seemed to shock even those who made it happen.
Paul A. Eisenstein
August 13, 2010
And the automaker has made at least one direct jab at its troubled rival.
Paul A. Eisenstein
February 3, 2010
Word Origin and History for automaker n.
“manufacturer of automobiles,” 1925, from auto + maker.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper