goodmakerとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

good +‎ maker or goods +‎ maker

名詞

goodmaker ‎(複数形 goodmakers)

1. (nonstandard) One who or that which creates goodness.
   • 1631, A Hive of Sacred Honiecombes, Antonie Batt, translator, original by Bernard of Clairvaux, appearing in English Recusant Literature, 1558-1640, volume 194, David Morrison Rogers, editor, 1974, page 40

     I have Wished, that those things which did hurt me, or displease me, were turned to nothing: howbeit I knew, that they were good in their nature and framed by a good maker: but the reason why they molested me, was, for that I was evil, and used them a misse.

   • 2005, Social Theory and Practice - Volume 31, Issues 1-4, page 569:

     On this sort of objective theory, only experiences can be good for people, and the only goodmaker is pleasantness.

   • 2008 June, Greg Bognar, “Health Care Analysis”, in Well-being and health, volume 16, number 2:

     A prudential goodmaker is that which makes it the case that something is a component of well-being.

2. (obsolete) A manufacturer.
   • 1882, English Mechanic and World of Science - Volume 34, page 96:

     Presuming that “Country Student” wishes to study animal histology, I would recommend him to procure a student's microscope of any good maker.

   • 1901, English Mechanics and the World of Science - Volume 72, page 262:

     ...and all fittings, by good makers, gear, cushions, covers.

   • 2011 March 26, “Cargill to buy Marico's Sweekar brand for Rs 60 cr”, in The Economic Times:

     Commodity wholesaler and branded edible oil company Cargill India on Friday announced that it has inked an agreement with Mumbai-based consumer goodmaker Marico to acquire the latter's refined sunflower oil brand Sweekar for about Rs 60 crore, which will make it the second-largest player in the national sunflower oil market.