enforcer
/ɪnˈfɔːsə/
enforcer noun: one who enforces. Also the ellipsis of traffic enforcer.
Noun
enforcer (plural enforcers)
- One who enforces.
- A hired strongman, especially working for the underworld.
- At 199 centimetres and a hundred kilos going up, he was scary big and he found work as a bouncer and enforcer[.]2010, Peter Corris, Torn Apart, Allen and Unwin, page 117
- The member of a group, especially of a gang, charged with keeping dissident members obedient.
- A battering ram used by the emergency services for gaining access to locked premises.
- A player who physically intimidates or confronts the opposition.
- Synonyms:
- policeman
Also used as
enforcer is also the ellipsis of traffic enforcer.
Examples of enforcer in a sentence
- In my own headcanon of Rocky IV, Ivan Drago is a Russian Mafia enforcer instead of a Red Army Captain.
- Lawmaker, law enforcer and lawbreaker — that’s a heck of a résumé, and alliterative, too!
- So now a Russian Mobnik who has had enough can be caught and executed by North Koreans enforcers.
Synonyms of enforcer
Forms of enforcer
| plural | enforcers |
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Origin of enforcer
From enforce + -er.
Words formed from enforcer
Phrases with enforcer
Words that rhyme with enforcer
Questions about enforcer
- What does enforcer mean?
- Enforcer means one who enforces.
- What part of speech is enforcer?
- Enforcer is a noun.
- How do you pronounce enforcer?
- Enforcer is pronounced /ɪnˈfɔːsə/.
- What is the plural of enforcer?
- The plural of enforcer is enforcers.
Words near enforcer in the dictionary
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