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Dictionary: peace·keep·er   (pēs''pər) pronunciation
n.
  1. One that preserves or promotes peace: the peacekeeper in the family.
  2. A member of a military force engaging in peacekeeping activities, often under international sanction.

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The noun has 3 meanings:

Meaning #1: a member of a military force that is assigned (often with international sanction) to preserve peace in a trouble area

Meaning #2: someone who keeps peace

Meaning #3: the pistol of a law officer in the old West


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Dansk (Danish)
n. - fredsbevarende faktor

Nederlands (Dutch)
bewaker van de vrede

Français (French)
n. - (Mil) soldat de la paix

Deutsch (German)
n. - Friedenswächter

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ειρηνοποιός

Italiano (Italian)
tutore della pace, paciere

Português (Portuguese)
n. - aquele que zela pela paz (m)

Русский (Russian)
миротворец

Español (Spanish)
n. - pacificador

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - fredsbevarare

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
和平部队

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 和平部隊

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 조정자, 강화 조약의 조인자

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 和平調停者, 平和維持軍

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) حافظ للسلام‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮משקיף או"ם, שומר על הסדר‬


 
 
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