peacemaker

[ pees-mey-ker ]
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noun
  1. a person, group, or nation that tries to make peace, especially by reconciling parties who disagree, quarrel, or fight.

Origin of peacemaker

1
late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425; see origin at peace, maker

Other words for peacemaker

Other words from peacemaker

  • peacemaking, noun, adjective

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How to use peacemaker in a sentence

  • 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 Warner
  • The 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 Warner
  • He could not, he said, join in cursing the Trimmers, when he remembered who it was that had blessed the peacemakers.

  • The peacemakers thereupon went to David, and argued with him till he yielded.

  • After 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

peacemaker

/ (ˈpiːsˌmeɪkə) /


noun
  1. a person who establishes peace, esp between others

Derived forms of peacemaker

  • peacemaking, noun

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