maker vs source

source vs maker

maker and source both are nouns.

maker is not a verb while source is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
maker	Yes	No	No	No
source	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, source is a hyponym of maker; that is, source is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than maker:

maker: a person who makes things
source: someone who originates or causes or initiates something

Other hyponyms of maker include basketmaker, basketweaver, belt maker, bookmaker, beer maker, brewer, chandler, cobbler, shoemaker, candymaker, confectioner, author, generator, glassmaker, hatmaker, hatter, milliner, modiste, ironworker, jeweler, jeweller, jewelry maker, maltman, maltster, manufacturer, producer, needleworker, patternmaker, perfumer, piano maker, saddler, sailmaker, shirtmaker, spinner, spinster, thread maker, steelmaker, steelman, steelworker, tentmaker, toolmaker, vintner, wine maker, winemaker, violin maker, horologer, horologist, watchmaker, wigmaker.

maker (noun)	source (noun)
a business engaged in manufacturing some product	a facility where something is available
a person who makes things	anything that provides inspiration for later work
	a document (or organization) from which information is obtained
	a publication (or a passage from a publication) that is referred to
	the place where something begins, where it springs into being
	anything (a person or animal or plant or substance) in which an infectious agent normally lives and multiplies
	someone who originates or causes or initiates something
	a person who supplies information
	(technology) a process by which energy or a substance enters a system

maker (verb)	source (verb)
	specify the origin of
	get (a product) from another country or business

Difference between maker and source

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