peacekeeper
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Definition
- Noun:
- Someone who keeps peace: A person who works to prevent or stop conflict, arguments, or fighting between others.
- A member of a military force: A soldier or group of soldiers assigned, often with international approval, to maintain peace in a region of conflict.
- (Historical) The pistol of a law officer: In the context of the 19th-century American West, a handgun carried by a sheriff or marshal to enforce order.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- As the eldest sibling, she often acted as the peacekeeper during family disputes.
- United Nations peacekeepers were deployed to monitor the ceasefire.
- The sheriff drew his peacekeeper, a Colt revolver, to defuse the standoff.
Advanced Usage
- "to serve as a peacekeeper": To perform the role of maintaining peace.
- He served as a peacekeeper in the diplomatic negotiations between the two companies.
Variants and Related Words
- Peacekeeping (noun/adj): The activity or process of preserving peace. (e.g., ).
- Peacemaker (noun): A person who brings about peace, especially by reconciling adversaries. (This is a close synonym but often implies actively creating peace, whereas a peacekeeper may focus on maintaining an existing peace).
Synonyms
- Mediator: A person who attempts to make people involved in a conflict come to an agreement.
- Arbiter: A person who settles a dispute or has ultimate authority in a matter.
- Pacifier: One that pacifies or attempts to bring peace.
Related Phrases
- Peacekeeping force: The organized military body assigned to a peacekeeping role.
- The international peacekeeping force established a buffer zone.
Related Idioms
- To keep the peace: To maintain public order or prevent arguments.
- He made a minor concession just to keep the peace in the office.
Noun
- the pistol of a law officer in the old West
- someone who keeps peace
- she's the peacekeeper in that family
- a member of a military force that is assigned (often with international sanction) to preserve peace in a trouble area