1872 J. McCarthy 14 Sir Robert Peel the present, the magni nominis umbra, is not, of course, in the strict sense, an aristocrat; but he is mixed up with aristocrats, and is the son of a Peer-maker.
1922 16 Nov. 9/4 Mr. Lloyd George..is not only pre-eminent as peer-maker, but he may fairly be described as having been most profuse in the distribution of honours.