Etymology

ruletaker

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Today it means: One who receives rules made by others and is obligated to follow them. Full definition →

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The story

From rule + taker. Late 20th century. Came after, and was modeled on, rulemaker. Not common until the 2010s.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.