lawmaker B2 Topic:People & Society Also spelled law-maker US /ˈlɔˌmeɪkɝ/ See IPA manual Freq #93911 Meanings 1 noun A person who creates or passes laws, such as a member of parliament or congress. Lawmakers voted to introduce stricter rules on air travel. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a person who creates or... lawgiver Word family Forms lawmakers Etymology AI details From Middle English lawemaker, lawe maker, equivalent to law + maker. lawemaker Middle English View etymology graph -> Topics People & Society Law & Government External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # lawmaker **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈlɔˌmeɪkɝ/ **Frequency rank:** 93911 ## Meanings 1. A person who creates or passes laws, such as a member of parliament or congress. ## Examples - Lawmakers voted to introduce stricter rules on air travel. ## Roots and Affixes - Root: lawemaker ## Etymology From Middle English lawemaker, lawe maker, equivalent to law + maker. ## AI Etymology Lawmaker comes from Middle English lawemaker, lawe maker, equivalent to law + maker. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern nominal form is built from the named base and affix. ## Topics - People & Society - Law & Government markdown