makar

[ mah-ker ]

noun

, Chiefly Scot.

1. a poet or writer.

makar

/ ˈmækər /

noun

1. a creative artist, esp a poet

Word History and Origins

Origin of makar¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of makar¹

a Scot variant of maker

Example Sentences

The ruling was that Duchene, whose skates were outside the crease while jostling with defenseman Cale Makar, had impaired goalie Alexandar Georgiev’s ability to try to make a play.

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Duchene was jostling with Cale Makar in front of Georgiev, leading to a call.

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“A devastating result,” Makar said of the Game 6 loss.

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Makar had an assist to give him 80 career playoff points in 72 games played.

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Avalanche defenseman Cale Makar scored two goals, the second after Casey Mittelstadt’s go-ahead tally in the third period, and they beat top-seeded Dallas 5-3 in Game 5 on Wednesday night.

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