peacekeeper
/ˈpisˌkipɚ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.59 in modern English
21
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A member of a military force charged with peacekeeping duties in a troublespot.
noun
An officer of the peace (police officer) in a force run by a Canadian aboriginal community.
Canadian usage
Example Sentences
- "Roughly 1200 years ago, the turians were invited to join the Citadel Council to fulfill the role of galactic peacekeepers. The turians have the largest fleet in Citadel space, and they make up the single largest portion of the Council's military forces."
- "The grainy footage showed the peacekeepers first bound and beaten, then hooded and dead, hanging by the neck from a wooden ceiling beam. ."
- "Dozens of NATO peacekeepers were injured after they were attacked by ethnic Serbs in northern Kosovo, during protests over the installation of ethnically Albanian mayors."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *péh₂ḱs Proto-Italic *pāks Latin pāx Old French pais Anglo-Norman peisbor. Middle English pees English peace English keeper English peacekeeper From peace + keeper.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈpisˌkipɚ/
- British English: /ˈpiːsˌkiːpə/