Maker noun 1phrases 2 noun1 •The Creator, God.As the hand began its descent, Jane Porter closed her eyes and sent up a silent prayer to the Maker she was so soon to face—then she succumbed to the strain upon her tired nerves, and swooned. — 1913 Phrases with Maker meet one's makerTo die or to pass into the afterlife. widow-makerSomething which or someone who takes a person's life, particularly men; a lethal hazard that affects mostly men or is specific to a primarily male trade.