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Definition of peacekeeper - 2 dictionary results

peace⋅keep⋅er

  [pees-kee-per]
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–noun
1. a person who maintains or restores peace and amity; mediator: Mother was the peacekeeper in our family.
2. a soldier, military force, etc., deployed to maintain or restore peace: American marines sent abroad as peacekeepers.
Origin:
1570–80; peace + keeper
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peace·keep·er   (pēs'kē'pər)   
n.  

  1. One that preserves or promotes peace: the peacekeeper in the family.

  2. A member of a military force engaging in peacekeeping activities, often under international sanction.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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