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makar

[ mah-ker ]

noun

, Chiefly Scot.
  1. a poet or writer.


makar

/ ˈmækər /

noun

  1. a creative artist, esp a poet
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of makar1

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

Origin of makar1

a Scot variant of maker
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Example Sentences

That same year, he published in a local paper his first story, "Makar Choudra," in which already a remarkable talent was evident.

He started toward Makar, but two Arabs laid hold of him and pulled him roughly to one side.

It was evident that Makar was not at heart a true follower of the prophet, for the Koran strictly forbids all intoxicants.

Their only ground for hope rested in the fear which Makar Makalo, by his summary dealings with these tribes, had inspired in them.

The phrase "dans le pays de Makar et de ses veaux" meant: "wherever Makar may drive his calves."

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