# lawmaker

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #26,487

## Definitions
1. One who makes or enacts laws.

## Etymology
From Middle English lawemaker, lawe maker, equivalent to law + maker.

## Easily confused with
- **lawmakers** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lawmaker-vs-lawmakers)

## Common misspellings (12)
`alwmaker`, `lamwaker`, `lawamker`, `lawmaekr`, `lawmakerr`, `lawmakker`, `lawmakre`, `lawmkaer`, `lawmmaker`, `lawwmaker`, `llawmaker`, `lwamaker`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/lawmaker