"peacekeeper" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: peacekeepers [plural]
Etymology: peace + keeper Etymology templates: {{compound|en|peace|keeper}} peace + keeper Head templates: {{en-noun}} peacekeeper (plural peacekeepers)
  1. One that preserves the peace. Categories (topical): Peace Translations (one that preserves the peace): խաղաղապահ (xaġaġapah) (Armenian), sülhməramlı (Azerbaijani), міратво́рац (miratvórac) [masculine] (Belarusian), rahuvalvaja (Estonian), rauhanturvaaja (Finnish), 평화 유지군 (pyeonghwa yujigun) (english: troops) (alt: 平和維持軍) (Korean), миротво́рец (mirotvórec) [masculine] (Russian), миро̀вња̄к [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), miròvnjāk [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), зами́рювач (zamýrjuvač) [masculine] (Ukrainian), миротво́рець (myrotvórecʹ) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-peacekeeper-en-noun-n9VO2F~b Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 28 31 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 55 19 26 Disambiguation of 'one that preserves the peace': 91 1 8
  2. A member of a military force charged with peacekeeping duties in a troublespot. Translations (member of a military force charged with peacekeeping duties): խաղաղապահ (xaġaġapah) (Armenian), sülhməramlı (Azerbaijani), міратво́рац (miratvórac) [masculine] (Belarusian), 維和人員 (Chinese Mandarin), 维和人员 (wéihé rényuán) (Chinese Mandarin), 和平隊 (Chinese Mandarin), 和平队 (hépíng duì) (Chinese Mandarin), rauhanturvaaja (Finnish), gardien de la paix [masculine] (French), gardienne de la paix [feminine] (French), stróż bezpieczeństwa [masculine] (Polish), миротво́рец (mirotvórec) [masculine] (Russian), миро̀вња̄к [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), miròvnjāk [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), зами́рювач (zamýrjuvač) [masculine] (Ukrainian), миротво́рець (myrotvórecʹ) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-peacekeeper-en-noun-1kcVjMPt Disambiguation of 'member of a military force charged with peacekeeping duties': 5 87 9
  3. (Canada, law enforcement) An officer of the peace (police officer) in a force run by a Canadian aboriginal community. Tags: Canada Categories (topical): Law enforcement, People Translations (First Nations of Canada peace officer): peacekeeper [masculine] (French), karíhton (Mohawk)
    Sense id: en-peacekeeper-en-noun-0xhHMKRs Disambiguation of People: 0 1 99 Categories (other): Canadian English Topics: government, law-enforcement Disambiguation of 'First Nations of Canada peace officer': 18 11 71

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    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "member of a military force charged with peacekeeping duties",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "miròvnjāk"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "zamýrjuvač",
      "sense": "member of a military force charged with peacekeeping duties",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "зами́рювач"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "myrotvórecʹ",
      "sense": "member of a military force charged with peacekeeping duties",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "миротво́рець"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "First Nations of Canada peace officer",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "peacekeeper"
    },
    {
      "code": "moh",
      "lang": "Mohawk",
      "sense": "First Nations of Canada peace officer",
      "word": "karíhton"
    }
  ],
  "word": "peacekeeper"
}

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