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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No one else was seen throwing any punches, with Yankees sluggers Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton acting as peacemakers.
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Trump is going to be a peacemaker with North Korea.
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And since then, many women have served as peacemakers in resolving political disputes as the country slowly descended into war, a war driven in part by a proxy fight for influence between Saudi Arabia and Iran.
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Although tarnished by Cold War boycotts in the 1980s, the notion of the Olympics as peacemaker endures.
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The effects of King’s death varied in large part on how one perceived him — whether as noble peacemaker, societal radical or too-gradual reformer.
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The nation, famously, has no standing army, is seen as a regional peacemaker, an eco-tourism pioneer and a staunch advocate for human rights.
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Levingston repeated his peacemaker role multiple times throughout the day, herding protesters away from the standoff with the riot squad by the freeway on-ramp and often walking among different marchers, asking them to calm down.
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Roger Daltrey will receive the Mattie J.T. Stepanek Peacemaker Award, named in honor of poet and peacemaker Mattie J.T Stepanek, who died at age 13 in 2004.
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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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