enforcern.

Brit.

/ᵻnˈfɔːsə/,

/ɛnˈfɔːsə/, U.S.

/ᵻnˈfɔrsər/,

/ɛnˈfɔrsər/

Etymology: < enforce v. + -er suffix¹.

1. One who enforces.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > subjection > obedience > compulsion > [noun] > one who compels

constrainer1382

forcer1556

compellera1577

enforcer1580

duressora1626

necessitater1654

coercer1811

bulldozer1876

necessitator1904

arm-twister1915

1580 C. Hollyband Treasurie French Tong Forceur, a conqueror, an enforcer.

1651 N. Bacon Contin. Hist. Disc. Govt. i. 9 The Contrivers, Advisers, and Inforcers.

1845 H. H. Wilson Hist. Brit. India 1805–35 I. v. 234 A rigorous advocate and unrelenting enforcer of measures of public economy and retrenchment.

1856 G. Grote Hist. Greece XII. ii. xci. 20 A paramount obligation, of which he was the enforcer.

1885 J. Rae in Contemp. Rev. June 902 Besides its function as enforcer of morality..the State has another office.

2. slang (originally U.S.). One who enforces his will by violence and intimidation; a strong-arm man, esp. in an underworld gang.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > subjection > obedience > compulsion > [noun] > one who compels > by violence or intimidation

leg-breaker1883

enforcer1934

1934 Survey Graphic Oct. 480/2 December 19, 1932, Frank (‘The Enforcer’) Nitto, Capone's cousin and business manager of the Capone gang, was shot three times in the neck.

1951 E. Kefauver Crime in Amer. x. 143 Dead beside him was his lieutenant and ‘enforcer’, Charlie Gargotta.

1972 N.Y. Times 1 June 47/4 His subordinates include ‘enforcers’ or strong-arm men, and freelance ‘cutters’.

1976 Reader's Digest Mar. 34 Every team employs swashbuckling..‘enforcers’... Dave ‘Hammer’ Schultz..excels at..ferocious attacks on opposing teams' stars.

1983 Times 28 Apr. 3/6 An east London wholesaler was cleared at the Central Criminal Court yesterday of the gangland execution of an underworld ‘enforcer’.

Draft additions June 2006

Sport (originally Ice Hockey). A strong, aggressive, or intimidating player whose role is to protect teammates or dominate an area of the field of play.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > winter sports > ice hockey > [noun] > player > type of player

defenceman1877

stick-handler1889

goaler1896

rover1896

netminder1942

policeman1959

penalty-killer1960

enforcer1963

1963 Lincoln (Nebraska) Star 30 Nov. 12/3 Omaha defenseman Noel Picard, a burly 220 pound enforcer, boke [read broke] the jaw of Harry Sinden, player-coach of Minneapolis.

1990 Times (Nexis) 8 July The youngster was sure to receive his come-uppance. He was standing still, dwelling on the ball, and Terry Fenwick, Tottenham's rugged enforcer, was coming up fast.

2000 N.Y. Times 21 Aug. d5/4 With the Liberty trailing, 5-2, Johnson drove through the lane and drew a foul from Mery Andrade, the Rockers' enforcer.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	enforcer
释义	enforcern. Brit. /ᵻnˈfɔːsə/, /ɛnˈfɔːsə/, U.S. /ᵻnˈfɔrsər/, /ɛnˈfɔrsər/ Etymology: < enforce v. + -er suffix¹. 1. One who enforces. ΘΚΠ society > authority > subjection > obedience > compulsion > [noun] > one who compels constrainer1382 forcer1556 compellera1577 enforcer1580 duressora1626 necessitater1654 coercer1811 bulldozer1876 necessitator1904 arm-twister1915 1580 C. Hollyband Treasurie French Tong Forceur, a conqueror, an enforcer. 1651 N. Bacon Contin. Hist. Disc. Govt. i. 9 The Contrivers, Advisers, and Inforcers. 1845 H. H. Wilson Hist. Brit. India 1805–35 I. v. 234 A rigorous advocate and unrelenting enforcer of measures of public economy and retrenchment. 1856 G. Grote Hist. Greece XII. ii. xci. 20 A paramount obligation, of which he was the enforcer. 1885 J. Rae in Contemp. Rev. June 902 Besides its function as enforcer of morality..the State has another office. 2. slang (originally U.S.). One who enforces his will by violence and intimidation; a strong-arm man, esp. in an underworld gang. ΘΚΠ society > authority > subjection > obedience > compulsion > [noun] > one who compels > by violence or intimidation leg-breaker1883 enforcer1934 1934 Survey Graphic Oct. 480/2 December 19, 1932, Frank (‘The Enforcer’) Nitto, Capone's cousin and business manager of the Capone gang, was shot three times in the neck. 1951 E. Kefauver Crime in Amer. x. 143 Dead beside him was his lieutenant and ‘enforcer’, Charlie Gargotta. 1972 N.Y. Times 1 June 47/4 His subordinates include ‘enforcers’ or strong-arm men, and freelance ‘cutters’. 1976 Reader's Digest Mar. 34 Every team employs swashbuckling..‘enforcers’... Dave ‘Hammer’ Schultz..excels at..ferocious attacks on opposing teams' stars. 1983 Times 28 Apr. 3/6 An east London wholesaler was cleared at the Central Criminal Court yesterday of the gangland execution of an underworld ‘enforcer’. Draft additions June 2006 Sport (originally Ice Hockey). A strong, aggressive, or intimidating player whose role is to protect teammates or dominate an area of the field of play. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > winter sports > ice hockey > [noun] > player > type of player defenceman1877 stick-handler1889 goaler1896 rover1896 netminder1942 policeman1959 penalty-killer1960 enforcer1963 1963 Lincoln (Nebraska) Star 30 Nov. 12/3 Omaha defenseman Noel Picard, a burly 220 pound enforcer, boke [read broke] the jaw of Harry Sinden, player-coach of Minneapolis. 1990 Times (Nexis) 8 July The youngster was sure to receive his come-uppance. He was standing still, dwelling on the ball, and Terry Fenwick, Tottenham's rugged enforcer, was coming up fast. 2000 N.Y. Times 21 Aug. d5/4 With the Liberty trailing, 5-2, Johnson drove through the lane and drew a foul from Mery Andrade, the Rockers' enforcer. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1580
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