peacekeeper

Definitions of peacekeeper
  1. noun
    someone who keeps peace
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    type of:
    behoeder, beschermer, beschermheer, bewaarder, bewaker, hoeder, protector, schutsheer, titelverdediger, voogd
    a person who cares for persons or property
  2. noun
    a member of a military force that is assigned (often with international sanction) to preserve peace in a trouble area
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    type of:
    landsverdediger, onderofficier, soldaat
    an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
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