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Noun: peacekeeper  'pees,kee-pu(r)
  1. (military) a member of a military force that is assigned (often with international sanction) to preserve peace in a trouble area
     
  2. Someone who keeps peace
    "she's the peacekeeper in that family"
     
  3. The pistol of a law officer in the old West

Derived forms: peacekeepers

Type of: defender, guardian, handgun, pistol, pongo [Brit, informal], protector, shielder, shooting iron, side arm, soldier

Encyclopedia: Peacekeeper

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