1. One who frames, promulgates, or ordains (as in lawmaker).
2. A person who signs a promissory note. See NOTE(1). Cf. COMAKER. [Cases: Bills and Notes 48, 118. C.J.S. Bills and Notes; Letters of Credit§§ 23, 80–82.]
3. DRAWER.
accommodation maker. One who signs a note as a surety. See ACCOMMODATION(2); accommodation indorser under INDORSER. [Cases: Bills and Notes 49, 122. C.J.S. Bills and Notes; Letters of Credit §§ 24–25.]
prime maker. The person who is primarily liable on a note or other negotiable instrument.