PEACEKEEPER

peacekeeper

(noun) the pistol of a law officer in the old West

peacekeeper

(noun) someone who keeps peace; “she’s the peacekeeper in that family”

peacekeeper

(noun) a member of a military force that is assigned (often with international sanction) to preserve peace in a trouble area

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

peacekeeper (plural peacekeepers)

One that preserves the peace.

A member of a military force charged with peacekeeping duties in a troublespot.

(Canada, law enforcement) An officer of the peace (police officer) in a force run by a Canadian aboriginal community.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

19 January 2025

ELOQUENCE

(noun) powerful and effective language; “his eloquence attracted a large congregation”; “fluency in spoken and written English is essential”; “his oily smoothness concealed his guilt from the police”


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.

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