enforcer
noun
en·forc·er
in-ˈfȯr-sər 
en-
1
: one that enforces
2
a
: a violent criminal employed by a crime syndicate
especially
: hit man sense 1
b
: a player (as in ice hockey) known for rough play and fighting
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His operation firing on all cylinders in season 3, as Dwight and his ragtag team of enforcers, fixers, and strategists find a formidable adversary in Jeremiah Dunmire (Robert Patrick), an old-money liquor magnate (and mobster) with eyes on a fledgling distillery purchased by Dwight.
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Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Nov. 2025
And since many immigration agents typically do not wear body cameras — a point of contention that has at times led to intense friction among the enforcers themselves — there has often been scant ability to verify competing narratives following use of force incidents.
—Josh Campbell, CNN Money, 15 Nov. 2025
Years later, after living a decade in prison, Bukotsu is recruited for the Kodoku by Sakura (Yasushi Fuchigami), also a former samurai and Kawaji’s chief enforcer.
—Kayti Burt, Time, 13 Nov. 2025
Loomer, who is thirty-two, casts herself as the President’s chief loyalty enforcer.
—Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2025
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Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Nov. 2025
And since many immigration agents typically do not wear body cameras — a point of contention that has at times led to intense friction among the enforcers themselves — there has often been scant ability to verify competing narratives following use of force incidents.
—Josh Campbell, CNN Money, 15 Nov. 2025
Years later, after living a decade in prison, Bukotsu is recruited for the Kodoku by Sakura (Yasushi Fuchigami), also a former samurai and Kawaji’s chief enforcer.
—Kayti Burt, Time, 13 Nov. 2025
Loomer, who is thirty-two, casts herself as the President’s chief loyalty enforcer.
—Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2025
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“Enforcer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/enforcer. Accessed 27 Nov. 2025.
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