A maker of laws; someone who gives a code of laws; SYN. lawmaker.

A legislator; a lawgiver.

ETYM Latin legis lator, prop., a proposer of a law; lex, legis, law + lator a proposer, bearer, from latus, used as p. p. of ferre to bear: cf. French législateur. Related to Legal, and Tolerate.
Someone who makes or enacts laws.