Get the FREE one-click dictionary software for Windows
or the iPhone/iPad and Android apps
Noun: enforcer  en'for-su(r)
  1. Someone who compels observance of laws, rules, or obligations
    "The mob boss relied on his enforcer to collect debts"
     
  2. [informal] A person who uses threats or violence to collect debts or maintain order
    "The mob boss sent his enforcer to collect the money"

Derived forms: enforcers

Type of: aid, assistant, help, helper, supporter

Encyclopedia: Enforcer