peacekeeper

[pees-kee-per]

See more synonyms for peacekeeper on Thesaurus.com

noun

a person who maintains or restores peace and amity; mediator: Mother was the peacekeeper in our family.
a soldier, military force, etc., deployed to maintain or restore peace: American marines sent abroad as peacekeepers.

Show More

Origin of peacekeeper

First recorded in 1570–80; peace + keeper

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2018

Related Words for peacekeeper

negotiator, mediator, diplomat, arbitrator, pacifist, conciliator, peacekeeper, appeaser, make-peace, pacifier, pacificator, placater

Examples from the Web for peacekeeper

Contemporary Examples of peacekeeper

Peacekeeper commanders allegedly resisted measures to curb such abuses.
The U.N.'s Congo Disaster
Annie Rashidi-Mulumba
July 6, 2010

Historical Examples of peacekeeper

His Excellency's Peacekeeper turned to stay facing the dog but found himself turning his back on Peter.
History Repeats
George Oliver Smith