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ruletaker

noun

Etymology

From rule + taker. Late 20th century. Came after, and was modeled on, rulemaker. Not common until the 2010s.

  1. inherited from takere
  2. compounded as ruletaker — “rule + taker”

Definitions

  1. One who receives rules made by others and is obligated to follow them.

    • Our organization sets its own standards in various ways, but on the topic of backward compatibility of these cartridges, we are in the role of ruletaker rather than rulemaker.
    • Latin America has been incorporated into the still-emerging international system—but as a "ruletaker," not a "rulemaker," conclude political scientists Joseph S. Tulchin and Ralph H. Espach.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA