Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

enforcer

/ɪnˈfɔːsə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.99 in modern English

Syllables: en-forcer
IPA: /ɪnˈfɔːsə/

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who enforces.

noun

Ellipsis of traffic enforcer.

noun

A hired strongman, especially working for the underworld.

noun

The member of a group, especially of a gang, charged with keeping dissident members obedient.

noun

A battering ram used by the emergency services for gaining access to locked premises.

British usage

noun

A player who physically intimidates or confronts the opposition.

Example Sentences

"At 199 centimetres and a hundred kilos going up, he was scary big and he found work as a bouncer and enforcer[.]"

Etymology

Etymology tree English enforce Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English enforcer From enforce + -er.

Usage

British usage

Inflected Forms

enforcers (plural)

Phrases

law-enforcer

Synonyms

policeman

Rhymes With

coarser endorser courser orser corser forcer

Questions

How do you pronounce enforcer?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪnˈfɔːsə/.
What does enforcer mean?: One who enforces.
Where does enforcer come from?: Etymology tree English enforce Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English enforcer From enforce + -er.

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