winemaker

wine·mak·er
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US/ˈwaɪnˌmeɪkɚ/UK/ˈwaɪnˌmeɪkə/

noun

A person who makes wine.

“Near-synonym: winery (place or company)”

Similar
winegrowervintnervigneronwinerywine maker
OriginMiddle English wynmaker →
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Meanings

nounwinemaker (plural winemakers)

plural winemakers

  1. A person who makes wine.

    Synonyms: winegrower, vintner, vigneron

  2. A company that makes wine.

    Near-synonym: winery (place or company)

    Synonyms: winegrower, winery

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA person who makes wine.

Similar
winegrowervintnervigneron

nounA company that makes wine.

Similar
winegrowerwinery

More synonyms by meaning

nounsomeone who makes wine

Similar
vintnerwine maker
Broader
makershaper
Also see
vintnerwinery

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishwynmaker
  2. Englishwinemaker

From Middle English wynmaker; equivalent to wine + maker.

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APA

winemaker. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/winemaker

MLA

“winemaker.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/winemaker. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “winemaker,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/winemaker.

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