makar

American  

[mah-ker] / ˈmɑ kər /

noun

Chiefly Scot.

1. a poet or writer.

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makar British  

/ ˈmækər /

noun

1. a creative artist, esp a poet

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Etymology

Origin of makar

First recorded in 1400–50; Middle English (Scots): “poet”; compare Greek poiētḗs “maker, inventor, poet”

Example Sentences

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

Liz Lochhead: Apple Says Aaah – and Other Poems, Pommes and People Scotland's poet laureate – or makar - proves that standup and stanzas do mix.

From The Guardian • Jul. 15, 2013

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.