MAKER

maker. 1. One who frames, promulgates, or ordains (as in lawmaker).2. A person who signs a promissory note. See NOTE(1). Cf. COMAKER. [Cases: Bills and Notes 48, 118. C.J.S. Bills and Notes; Letters of Credit§§ 23, 80–82.] 3.DRAWER.

accommodation maker.One who signs a note as a surety. See ACCOMMODATION(2); accommodation indorser under INDORSER. [Cases: Bills and Notes 49, 122. C.J.S. Bills and

Notes; Letters of Credit §§ 24–25.] prime maker.The person who is primarily liable on a note or other negotiable instrument.

[Blacks Law 8th]