peacemaker
a person, group, or nation that tries to make peace, especially by reconciling parties who disagree, quarrel, or fight.
Origin of peacemaker
1Other words for peacemaker
Other words from peacemaker
- peacemaking, noun, adjective
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How to use peacemaker in a sentence
Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called the children of God.
You must celebrate the peacemakers, the poor at heart, the meek.
Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall catch hell from both sides.
Obama Budget Catching Hell From Both Sides: Why That’s a Good Sign | John Avlon | April 10, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTBut one thing they have in their favor is the empathy—for both sides—that natural peacemakers live by.
Either militants or peacemakers will set the Israeli-Palestinian agenda.
And then the words floated into Nettie's mind again, "Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called the children of God."
The Carpenter's Daughter | Anna Bartlett WarnerThe lesson that afternoon was upon the peacemakers; and Mr. Folke asked the children what ways they knew of being a peacemaker?
The Carpenter's Daughter | Anna Bartlett WarnerHe could not, he said, join in cursing the Trimmers, when he remembered who it was that had blessed the peacemakers.
The History of England from the Accession of James II. | Thomas Babington MacaulayThe peacemakers thereupon went to David, and argued with him till he yielded.
History of the Jews, Vol. III (of 6) | Heinrich GraetzAfter the annual meeting, from the text, “Blessed are the peacemakers,” he preached a sermon on behalf of the new organization.
The Religious Life of London | J. Ewing Ritchie
British Dictionary definitions for peacemaker
/ (ˈpiːsˌmeɪkə) /
a person who establishes peace, esp between others
Derived forms of peacemaker
- peacemaking, noun
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