| Back | macher /MAHKH-uhr/ |
|---|---|
| Front | noun 1. A person of influence, one who gets things done. 2. A self-important overbearing person. [From Yiddish makher, from German macher (maker or doer). Earliest documented use: 1911.] "They weren't all his ideas, but he -- he, Andrew Cuomo -- was the macher who'd do it." - Scott Raab; The Perfect Prince of Cool; Esquire (New York); Nov 2000. |
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