peacemaker
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peacemaker¹
- /ˈpiːsmeɪkə(ɹ)/
Where it comes from
Compound of peace + maker.
First attested in the Tyndale Bible from 1526, as a translation of Koine Greek εἰρηνοποιοί (eirēnopoioí, “peacemaker”), a hapax legomenon found in the New Testament. (The Wycliffe Bible from 1395 instead uses "pesible men", to translate Latin pacifici from the Vulgate)
noun peacemakers
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A person who restores peace, especially by settling disputes; one who engages in peacemaking.
Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shalbe called the chyldren of God.
Similar: pacificator · Opposite: warmonger, troublemaker, peacebreaker
- Catachresis for pacemaker. Indeed, although the activity of the heart depends on the intrinsic rhythm of its peacemaker […]
Peacemaker²
Where it comes from
Proprialisation of peacemaker.
noun Peacemakers
- An early type of American revolver, especially the Colt 1873 Single Action Army model. Peacemaker on his hip
- The B-36 bomber.
Translations
Every language
noun someone who restores peace, especially by settling disputes
| Español | pacificador, pacificadora |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 중재인 jungjaein, 조정자 jojeongja, 피스메이커 piseumeikeo |
| 日本語 | ピースメーカー pīsumēkā, 仲裁人 chūsainin |
| 中文 | 和事佬 héshìlǎo, 仲裁人 zhòngcáirén |
| Português | pacificador |
| Français | pacificateur, pacificatrice |
| Deutsch | Friedensstifter, Friedensstifterin |
| Italiano | pacificatore, pacificatrice |
| Ελληνικά | ειρηνοποιός eirinopoiós |
| Română | pacificator, pacificatoare |
| Русский | миротво́рец mirotvórec |
| Tiếng Việt | người hoà giải |
| العربية | صانِعُ ٱلسَّلام ṣāniʕu s-salām, مُصْلِح muṣliḥ |
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title = {peacemaker},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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