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Antonyms for enforcer

Grammar : Noun
Spell : en-fawr-ser, -fohr-
Phonetic Transcription : ɛnˈfɔr sər, -ˈfoʊr-


Definition of enforcer

Origin :
  • 1570s, agent noun from enforce. Meaning "intimidator" is from 1934, U.S. underworld slang.
  • As in martinet : noun disciplinarian
  • As in assassin : noun murderer of prominent or important person
  • As in murderer : noun person who kills
  • As in executor : noun trustee
  • As in stickler : noun perfectionist
  • As in manslayer : noun murderer
  • As in massacrer : noun murderer
  • As in murderess : noun murderer
  • As in slaughterer : noun murderer
  • As in slayer : noun murderer
  • As in triggerman : noun murderer
  • As in disciplinarian : noun person who makes others work hard
Example sentences :
  • Yet love of justice is strong, even in the strictest enforcer of discipline—when the enforcer is Anglo-Saxon.
  • Extract from : « Atlantic Narratives » by Mary Antin
  • The late Miss Clarke has well said “to argue this point would be enforcer une porte ouverte.”
  • Extract from : « Astronomical Curiosities » by J. Ellard Gore
  • As the system develops and our prejudices are abandoned, a method of policing must stand as an enforcer of international law.
  • Extract from : « Prize Orations of the Intercollegiate Peace Association » by Intercollegiate Peace Association
  • Stern represser of revolt, and enforcer of the law, was Gloucester himself a defaulter in these respects?
  • Extract from : « Humphrey Duke of Gloucester » by K.H. Vickers

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