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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   One who enforces.
2. 2
   one whose job it is to execute unpleasant tasks for a superior wordnet
3. 3
   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[.]"

4. 4
   The member of a group, especially of a gang, charged with keeping dissident members obedient.
5. 5
   A battering ram used by the emergency services for gaining access to locked premises. UK

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6. 6
   A player who physically intimidates or confronts the opposition.

Synonyms

All synonyms

battering rambelligerentbickererbladebrawlerbruiser

Example

More examples

"The mob enforcer kept a pair of brass knuckles in his coat pocket."

Etymology

From enforce + -er.

Related phrases

law-enforcer

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