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

The best way to work on your game and impress decision-makers is to be out there playing. —Gary Bedore july 9, Kansas City Star, 9 July 2025

But Rothenberg doesn’t see more leniency happening anytime soon from Wimbledon’s decision-makers. —Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 9 July 2025

But that movie carried the hopes and dreams of not only the Disney animators but the decision-makers trying to carry on Walt Disney’s legacy 20 years after the figurehead passed away. —Zach Dennis july 9, Charlotte Observer, 9 July 2025

That’s why many B2B marketers are adopting direct-to-consumer (D2C) tactics to better connect with modern decision-makers. —Christina Hager, Forbes.com, 8 July 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