decision-maker

noun

de·​ci·​sion-mak·​er di-ˈsi-zhən-ˌmā-kər 

variants or less commonly decision maker

plural decision-makers also decision makers

: someone who is known or primarily responsible for making decisions

a good decision-maker

one of the company's key/top decision makers

However, this does not permit corrections personnel or a warden to automatically assume the role of the patient's medical decision-maker.

—Erik Larsen and Katherine Drabiak

Examples of decision-maker in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Fortunately, Ross did determine the team’s top decision-makers on the football side of the franchise has held the team back, and subsequently removed Chris Grier last month. —Omar Kelly november 25, Miami Herald, 25 Nov. 2025

My memory is that the circle of decision-makers was much smaller. —Kate Aurthur, Variety, 24 Nov. 2025

Designed to ensure traceability, reliability and governability, Hivemind operates within clear command frameworks and augments human decision-makers, rather than replacing them, according to a press release. —Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 23 Nov. 2025

At the fair, business happens one-on-one with decision-makers — chief executive officers, founders and export directors — to create authentic, strategic connections. —Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 21 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1887, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for decision-maker

• policymaker
• automaker
• boilermaker
• cabinetmaker
• coffeemaker
• troublemaker
• undertaker
• blackacre
• caretaker
• clockmaker
• dressmaker
• filmmaker