makar

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UK/ˈmakə/US/ˈmækɚ/

noun

A poet writing in Scots.

OriginScots makar →
UncommonScrabble 11
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Meanings

makar1

nounmakar (plural makars)

plural makars

  1. A poet writing in Scots.
  2. modern usageThe national poet laureate of Scotland.

    Could the role of makar, which at the least involves a creative interrogation of national identity, be filled by a poet who wasn’t a supporter of independence?

    2021 August 23, Libby Brooks, “Scotland’s new makar Kathleen Jamie: ‘Poetry is at the heart of our culture’”, in The Guardian, →ISSN

makar2

nounmakar (plural makars)

plural makars

  1. alternativeAlternative form of mugger (“type of crocodile”).

Makar3

proper nounMakar (plural Makars)

plural Makars

  1. A surname.

Origin

  1. Scotsmakar
  2. Englishmakar

From Scots makar. Doublet of maker.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

karmaAkramkarammarkaKamarMarakkrama
Cite this entry
APA

makar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/makar

MLA

“makar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/makar. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “makar,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/makar.

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