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fabrikant

Fabrikant is a noun used in Dutch and German to mean a person or company that manufactures goods, i.e., a manufacturer or factory owner. In Dutch, it is a standard term found in everyday business language, legal documents, and historical writing to denote the maker or supplier of a product. In German, fabrikant exists as a loanword but is far less common in modern usage; more typical terms today are Hersteller or Produzent. In many contexts, especially in historical or specialized texts, fabrikant may still appear.

Etymology and linguistic notes: the word traces back to the Latin fabrica, meaning a workshop or craft,

Usage and context: fabrikant can refer to the person who owns or operates a factory, the producer

See also: manufacturer; Hersteller; Produzent; Fabriquant.

and
the
verb
facere,
meaning
to
make.
It
reached
Dutch
and
German
via
French
forms
such
as
fabrique
and
fabriquant,
with
spelling
adaptations
in
each
language.
The
root
is
connected
to
the
broader
family
of
words
in
various
languages
that
designate
making,
manufacturing,
and
production,
including
the
English
word
fabricator.
of
a
product,
or
the
business
behind
a
line
of
goods.
In
legal
or
liability
contexts,
it
may
be
used
to
identify
the
manufacturer
named
in
documentation.
In
contemporary
Dutch,
fabrikant
is
widely
understood
as
a
straightforward
synonym
for
manufacturer,
while
in
German
it
tends
to
appear
more
in
historical,
literary,
or
technical
registers.