makar
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of makar
First recorded in 1400–50; Middle English (Scots): “poet”; compare Greek poiētḗs “maker, inventor, poet”
Example Sentences
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Many accomplishments were years away: Jackie Kay, the current Scottish makar and a contributor to the first anthology, had only just begun to receive recognition after the 1991 publication of her first book.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 9, 2019
Only two weeks previously, Jackie Kay had been named as the new makar, the national poet for Scotland.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 8, 2016
And so it proves in Tony Cownie's vigorous revival, Lochhead's first mainstage outing since being appointed Scotland's makar, or national poet, earlier this year.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 12, 2011
Edwin Morgan was Scotland's greatest living poet and the natural choice in 2004 to become the country's first makar – its national poet laureate.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 2, 2011
We have here probably the precise incident on which the unknown "makar" founded his crude but intensely picturesque and dramatic lay.
From In the Border Country by W. S.
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