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peacemaker Definition

peace·maker (-māk′ər)

noun

a person who makes peace, as by settling the disagreements or quarrels of others

peacemaker Related Forms

peace·mak′ing noun, adjective

peacemaker Synonyms

peacemaker

n.

peacemaker Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • become: Do whatever you can, in small or large ways, to assist anyone who wants to become a peacemaker.
  • play: Instead of being toppled and arrested, he played the peacemaker.
  • kidnap: Search goes on for Christian peacemaker kidnaped in Iraq | Peace Church.
  • introduce: A pioneering conference introducing peacemakers from around the world will soon be held at the University of Bradford.
  • act: Beth acts the peacemaker and says that they have to try and find a way home for them.

Adjective modifier

  • Christian: Search goes on for Christian peacemaker kidnaped in Iraq | Peace Church.
  • great: He was a great peacemaker, used by many Popes to pacify warring Italian cities.
  • active: Help us to be active peacemakers -- to bring peace into the world by whatever means we are able.
  • consummate: He was regarded as the consummate peacemaker at a time of international tension.
  • humanitarian: Currently part of my work is as a humanitarian peacemaker in the Holy Land.