The meaning of MANUFACTURER is one that manufactures; especially : an employer of workers in manufacturing. A manufacturer is a person or business that makes goods to sell. If you buy a shirt that has a made in the USA label, it means that the manufacturer of the shirt is in the United States. A manufacturer is a person or business that makes goods to sell. If you buy a shirt that has a made in the USA label, it means that the manufacturer of the shirt is in the United States. 1. to make, originally by hand but now usually by machinery and in large quantities. Manufacturing engineering is the field of engineering that designs and optimizes the manufacturing process, or the steps through which raw materials are transformed into a final product. The manufacturing process begins with product design, and materials specification. To gain market advantage, a manufacturer should outclass competitors in either quality or cost or quick response, or a combination of one or more. A manufacturer is a person or company that produces finished goods from raw materials by using various tools, equipment, and processes, and then sells the goods to consumers, wholesalers, distributors, retailers, or to other manufacturers for the production of more complex goods. Manufacturing news, articles and research, updated daily. Features manufacturing insights, company profiles and information about forthcoming events. The simple definition of MANUFACTURER is a company that makes a product. (Definition of manufacturer from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press).