Definition of peacemaker
: one who makes peace especially by reconciling parties at variance
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Examples of peacemaker in a Sentence
She acted as peacemaker in the dispute.
the former diplomat is coming out of retirement to lend his talents as a peacemaker to these crucial negotiations
Recent Examples of peacemaker from the Web
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Sheriff Ash spoke about the dangers of law enforcement and the special role of his deputies as peacemakers.
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Trump appears to have resolved the immediate threat of war and cast himself as a peacemaker.
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That ascent marked a fundamental shift for the ANC, away from Mandela the peacemaker and Mbeki the technocrat — and toward Zuma, a traditionalist whose popularity was concentrated in the populous rural province of KwaZulu-Natal.
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Over his seven and a half years at Yellowstone, Wenk earned a reputation as a peacemaker, liked and respected even by people who disagreed with him.
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Matthew said the peacemakers would be called the children of God, but Matthew never had to find middle ground between a mule-stubborn mayor and a rampaging federal agency.
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Arnel Medor remembers her friend, Tamara Lamour, as a class clown and peacemaker.
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Driven by a peacemaker’s passion and righteous urgency, presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy emerges as a red-hot rebel in a Roy Lichtenstein pop art print.
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Parson's pastor from his hometown in rural Bolivar, Missouri, opened the service with a prayer that the new leader can be a healing peacemaker.
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First Known Use of peacemaker
15th century
peacemaker Synonyms
Synonyms
broker, buffer, conciliator, go-between, intercessor, intermediary, intermediate, interposer, mediator, middleman;
Related Words
bargainer, negotiant, negotiator;
appeaser, pacificator, pacifier, reconciler;
agent, attorney, deputy, factor, procurator, proxy;
arbiter, arbitrator, judge, referee, umpire;
adviser (also advisor), counselor (or counsellor);
PEACEMAKER Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of peacemaker for English Language Learners
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: a person who helps to prevent or stop an argument, a fight, or a war
PEACEMAKER Defined for Kids
Definition of peacemaker for Students
: a person who settles an argument or stops a fight
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