peacekeeper

peace·keep·er

noun

One that preserves or promotes peace: the peacekeeper in the family.
A member of a usually armed force engaging in peacekeeping activities, often under international sanction.

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Noun

(plural peacekeepers)

One that preserves the peace.
A member of a military force charged with peacekeeping duties in a troublespot.
(Canada, law enforcement) A police officer in a Canadian aboriginal community.

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peace +"Ž keeper

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In one episode, she gives birth to a Peacekeeper experiment later named Talyn - a Leviathan gunship.

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