Dictionary

peacekeeper en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈpiːsˌkiːpə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈpisˌkipɚ/ (General-American)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *péh₂ḱs Proto-Italic *pāks Latin pāx Old French pais Anglo-Norman peisbor. Middle English pees English peace English keeper English peacekeeper From peace + keeper.

Meanings

1. One that preserves the peace.
   • Roughly 1200 years ago, the turians were invited to join the Citadel Council to fulfill the role of galactic peacekeepers. The turians have the largest fleet in Citadel space, and they make up the single largest portion of the Council's military forces. 2008, BioWare, Mass Effect, Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: Turians Codex entry:
2. A member of a military force charged with peacekeeping duties in a troublespot.
   • The grainy footage showed the peacekeepers first bound and beaten, then hooded and dead, hanging by the neck from a wooden ceiling beam. . 2013, Chris Ryan, Masters of War:
   • Dozens of NATO peacekeepers were injured after they were attacked by ethnic Serbs in northern Kosovo, during protests over the installation of ethnically Albanian mayors. 2023 May 30, Christian Edwards, “Why did ethnic Serbs attack NATO peacekeepers in Kosovo? Here’s what we know”, in CNN:
3. (Canada) An officer of the peace (police officer) in a force run by a Canadian aboriginal community.

Forms

Deriveds

beachkeeper

Translations (27)

ko 평화 유지군 (one that preserves the peace) · be міратво́рац (one that preserves the peace) · uk зами́рювач (one that preserves the peace) · hy խաղաղապահ (member of a military force charged with peacekeeping duties) · sh miròvnjāk (member of a military force charged with peacekeeping duties) · be міратво́рац (member of a military force charged with peacekeeping duties) · sh miròvnjāk (one that preserves the peace) · ru миротво́рец (member of a military force charged with peacekeeping duties) · uk миротво́рець (member of a military force charged with peacekeeping duties) · az sülhməramlı (one that preserves the peace) · sh миро̀вња̄к (member of a military force charged with peacekeeping duties) · moh karíhton (First Nations of Canada peace officer) · fr gardien de la paix (member of a military force charged with peacekeeping duties) · uk миротво́рець (one that preserves the peace) · et rahuvalvaja (one that preserves the peace) · pl stróż bezpieczeństwa (member of a military force charged with peacekeeping duties) · cmn 維和人員 /维和人员 (member of a military force charged with peacekeeping duties) · fr peacekeeper (First Nations of Canada peace officer) · ru миротво́рец (one that preserves the peace) · hy խաղաղապահ (one that preserves the peace) · fi rauhanturvaaja (one that preserves the peace) · uk зами́рювач (member of a military force charged with peacekeeping duties) · cmn 和平隊 /和平队 (member of a military force charged with peacekeeping duties) · fr gardienne de la paix (member of a military force charged with peacekeeping duties) · fi rauhanturvaaja (member of a military force charged with peacekeeping duties) · sh миро̀вња̄к (one that preserves the peace) · az sülhməramlı (member of a military force charged with peacekeeping duties)