Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lawmaker

/lˈɔmˌeɪkɚ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.07 in modern English

Syllables: law-mak-er
IPA: /lˈɔmˌeɪkɚ/

17

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who makes or enacts laws.

Example Sentences

"Lawmakers in France voted over the weekend of April 10/11 to introduce measures to restrict flights on routes where the same journey can be made by rail in under two and a half hours."
"Republican Sens. Susan Collins of Maine and Mitt Romney of Utah both confirmed that a bipartisan group of lawmakers will have a series of video meetings starting in the next several days to see if they could agree on a deal soon."
"“Many members are only now beginning to understand that,” one GOP lawmaker told CNN."

Etymology

From Middle English lawemaker, lawe maker, equivalent to law + maker.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: lawemaker

Inflected Forms

lawmakers (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

lawgiver lawmaking

Synonyms

lawgiver

Questions

How do you pronounce lawmaker?: The recorded pronunciation is /lˈɔmˌeɪkɚ/.
What does lawmaker mean?: One who makes or enacts laws.
Where does lawmaker come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce lawmaker

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