Home › Words › M › makarmakar/ˈmakə/makar means A surname.makar is pronounced /ˈmakə/.EtymologyFrom Scots makar. Doublet of maker.nameA surname.nounA poet writing in Scots.The national poet laureate of Scotland.e.g.“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?” — 2021 August 23, Libby Brooks, “Scotland’s new makar Kathleen Jamie: ‘Poetry is at the heart of our culture’”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).