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Makar

//ˈmakə// name, noun

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.
Noun
  1. 1
    A poet writing in Scots.
  2. 2
    Alternative form of mugger (“type of crocodile”). alt-of, alternative
  3. 3
    The national poet laureate of Scotland.

    "Could the role of makar, which at the least involves a creative interrogation of national identity, be filled by a poet who wasn’t a supporter of independence?"

Etymology

From Scots makar. Doublet of maker.

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