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enforcers

enforcers is the plural of enforcer.

Meaning of enforcer

Noun

enforcer (plural enforcers)

  1. One who enforces.
  2. 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
  3. The member of a group, especially of a gang, charged with keeping dissident members obedient.
  4. (UK) A battering ram used by the emergency services for gaining access to locked premises.
  5. (Australian rules football) A player who physically intimidates or confronts the opposition.
    Synonyms:
    policeman

Phrases with enforcers

Questions about enforcers

What is enforcers the plural of?
Enforcers is the plural of enforcer.

Words near enforcers in the dictionary

  1. enforcement agents
  2. enforcement authorities
  3. enforcement authority
  4. enforcements
  5. enforcer
  6. enforcers
  7. enforces
  8. enforcest
  9. enforceth
  10. enforcibility
  11. enforcible

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