enforcer

[ en-fawr-ser, -fohr- ]
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noun
  1. a person or thing that enforces.

  2. the member of a group, especially of a gang, charged with keeping dissident members obedient.

  1. a person, especially a public official, who enforces laws, regulations, rules, or the like.

  2. Also called policeman. Ice Hockey. a physically intimidating or willingly belligerent player who is counted on to retaliate when rough tactics are used by the opposing team.

Origin of enforcer

1
First recorded in 1570–80; enforce + -er1

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How to use enforcer in a sentence

  • Altogether, we spent five consecutive days hovering around that collection of law-enforcers, in imminent risk of capture.

    Raw Gold | Bertrand W. Sinclair
  • If they are opposed, you shall find me amongst the sternest enforcers of obedience.

  • He also has vivid recollections of the early days when the Vigilantes were the law enforcers and often the law breakers.

  • If they are opposed, you shall find me among the sternest enforcers of obedience.

    The Big Brother | George Cary Eggleston
  • Among those who went off were some of our leading men, the lawmakers and law-enforcers of our island.

    Ben Hadden | W.H.G. Kingston