Noun: peacekeeper 'pees,kee-pu(r)
- Someone who keeps peace
"she's the peacekeeper in that family"
- (military) a member of a military force that is assigned (often with international sanction) to preserve peace in a trouble area
"UN peacekeepers were deployed to monitor the ceasefire"
- The pistol of a law officer in the old West
"The sheriff's peacekeeper was always within reach, holstered at his hip"
Derived forms: peacekeepers
Type of: defender, guardian, handgun, pistol, pongo [Brit, informal], protector, shielder, shooting iron, side arm, soldier
Encyclopedia: Peacekeeper