enforcer
/ɪnˈfɔːsə
/noun
1A person or group that compels observance of or compliance with a law, rule, or obligation: the city police’s role as enforcers of traffic rules will increase [with modifier]: we will encourage law enforcers to take strict measures against those involved in corruption...
- The risks of challenging the nuclear deterrent are grave for aggressor and enforcer alike.
- The strategy was to shift the responsibility for policy compliance to the user and act as the policy author and enforcer.
- Nation-states are the agents and enforcers of immigration controls and country boundaries.
1.1 informal A person who imposes their will by violence and intimidation: gangland enforcers linked to a drugs gang...
- He is not only a restaurant manager but also a mob enforcer.
- The underworld boss made his name as a ruthless enforcer for the feared Thompson family.
- Spilotro, a chief enforcer in Las Vegas, and his brother, Michael, were found buried in a cornfield.
1.2 informal (In sport) a strong, aggressive, or intimidating player whose role is to protect teammates or dominate an area of the field of play: the broad-chested former Liverpool defensive enforcer...
- In his fifth season in NYC, he flourished as the Knicks' enforcer - and did it as a center.
- Batista is the most feared enforcer in the business today.
- With every new season in the NHL comes a collection of new enforcers who want make a name for themselves.
