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[ pees-mey-ker ] / ˈpisˌmeɪ kər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR peacemaker ON THESAURUS.COM
nouna person, group, or nation that tries to make peace, especially by reconciling parties who disagree, quarrel, or fight. Origin of peacemakerlate Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425; see origin at peace, maker SYNONYMS FOR peacemakerintermediary, conciliator, mediator, arbitrator. SEE SYNONYMS FOR peacemaker ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM peacemakerpeacemaking, noun, adjectiveWords nearby peacemakerpeace dividend, peaceful, peaceful coexistence, peacekeeper, peacekeeping, peacemaker, peacenik, peace offensive, peace offering, peace officer, peace pipe Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for peacemakerA peacemaker is also exactly how Police Commissioner William Bratton sees himself. Cop Families Boo De Blasio at NYPD Graduation|Michael Daly|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST 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|DAILY BEAST Because 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|DAILY BEAST They 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|DAILY BEAST
Many observers doubt that Obama will venture a new gamble as Mideast peacemaker. Give Mideast Peace One More Chance|Gidon D. Remba|November 17, 2012|DAILY BEAST His name will long be held in remembrance as a peacemaker, and a great statesman. Memoir of Rev. Joseph Badger|Elihu G. Holland The third person, who had attempted the peacemaker, followed him. The Disowned, Complete|Edward Bulwer-Lytton It was about midnight when Lem Higgins' motor boat crept up to a spot not far from where the Peacemaker lay at anchor. The Boy Scouts for Uncle Sam|John Henry Goldfrap When the players offended the King, Mohun was the peacemaker. Their Majesties' Servants (Volume 1 of 3)|John Doran She was the peacemaker, as well as the funmaker, for the entire community. Oldfield|Nancy Huston Banks
British Dictionary definitions for peacemaker
nouna person who establishes peace, esp between others Derived forms of peacemakerpeacemaking, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to peacemakernegotiator, mediator, diplomat, arbitrator, pacifist, conciliator, peacekeeper, appeaser, make-peace, pacifier, pacificator, placater |