peacekeeper

[ 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 of peacekeeper

1
First recorded in 1570–80; peace + keeper

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