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
Later, it was Coe who would be the peacemaker when Smith, feuding with Kimberly, threatened to quit.
Tyler Mahan Coe created the ‘War and Peace’ of country music podcasts. Surrender to it. | Geoff Edgers | April 15, 2021 | Washington PostThompson recalled her as a patient person and a “calm presence” who often played a peacemaker role between father and daughter.
Linda Marie Bartash, 71, of Silver Spring, dies of covid-19 | Tara Bahrampour | April 2, 2021 | Washington PostGeorgie is sensitive and artistic, a natural peacemaker who can be upset by unresolved tension.
I really wish we would nominate them for the Nobel Peace Prize, because they are a unique force of peacemakers in the word.
Angelina Jolie Talks to Director Jasmila Zbanic About Quo Vadis, Aida? and the Role of Art in Healing Trauma | Angelina Jolie | March 8, 2021 | TimeThe Middle East of today is a very different place than it was for previous peacemakers.
Why now was the right time for Bahrain to normalize relations with Israel | jakemeth | October 30, 2020 | Fortune
A peacemaker is also exactly how Police Commissioner William Bratton sees himself.
I think a lot of people are surprised by the portrayal of Rahm both as the quiet kid and the peacemaker of the family.
America’s Power Brothers: Ezekiel Emanuel on the Famous Three | Lloyd Grove | April 4, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTBecause Lapid is more interested in being a prom king than a peacemaker: He wants, above all, to stay popular.
Lapid And Bennett Come Together Ahead Of Coalition Negotiations | Sigal Samuel | January 30, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThey remember “RN,” as they call him, as a statesman, a hero, a peacemaker.
Richard Nixon’s 100th Birthday Draws Kissinger & Others to Schmaltzy Bash | Sandra McElwaine | January 10, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTMany observers doubt that Obama will venture a new gamble as Mideast peacemaker.
This general satisfaction which had attended his promotion qualified him the more for a peacemaker in the Church.
The English Church in the Eighteenth Century | Charles J. Abbey and John H. Overton"Mother only told Annie and me this afternoon," said the general peacemaker.
A Houseful of Girls | Sarah TytlerAnd why was each desirous of showing his manhood in combat before an eminent peacemaker?
Rhoda Fleming, Complete | George MeredithMrs. Redmond often had to act as peacemaker, and Fritz always took her reproofs good-naturedly.
Amy in Acadia | Helen Leah ReedWhen he returned to Rome he endeavoured, but in vain, to act as peacemaker between Henry and the Saxons.
The Makers of Modern Rome | Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant
British Dictionary definitions for peacemaker
/ (ˈpiːsˌmeɪkə) /
a person who establishes peace, esp between others
Derived forms of peacemaker
- peacemaking, noun
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