lawmaker
noun
lawmaker is spelled L-A-W-M-A-K-E-R: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 1.2 times per million words in written English, the 26,420th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, lawmaker means “One who makes or enacts laws” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of lawmaker is lawmakers.
How many letters and syllables are in lawmaker?
| Letters | 8: L-A-W-M-A-K-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.2 times per million words; the 26,420th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is lawmaker?
Lawmaker appears 1.2 times per million words in written English, the 26,420th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce lawmaker?
- US
Lawmaker has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vininn126-lawmaker.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of lawmaker
- lawmakers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does lawmaker mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
One who makes or enacts laws.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does lawmaker come from?
From Middle English lawemaker, lawe maker, equivalent to law + maker.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).