lawmaker (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *lawmaker*:
NOUN	person	lawmaker, lawgiver	a maker of laws

lawmaker > pronunciation
Sounds	lao'mey.ker
Rhymes	acre / Acre ... Zocor: 182 rhymes with ker...

English > *lawmaker*: 1 sense > noun 1, person
Meaning	A maker of laws; someone who gives a code of laws.
Synonym	lawgiver
Category	law, jurisprudence	The collection of rules imposed by authority
Instances	Draco	Athenian lawmaker whose code of laws prescribed death for almost every offense (circa 7th century BC)
Narrower	legislator	someone who makes or enacts laws
Narrower	promulgator	(law) one who promulgates laws (announces a law as a way of putting it into execution)
Broader	leader	A person who rules or guides or inspires others
Spanish	legislador
Catalan	legislador

HyperDic: lawmaker