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# peacekeeper

noun (a peacekeeper, peacekeepers)

«peacekeeper» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A soldier or police officer, often sent by the United Nations, whose job is to stop fighting and keep peace between groups after a war. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/peacekeeper/#m1)
2. A person who calms arguments and helps others make friends again. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/peacekeeper/#m2)

### In the lessons

In news and history lessons, UN peacekeepers wear blue helmets and work in places like Cyprus, Lebanon, South Sudan and the Congo; Ireland, Canada, Fiji and New Zealand often send them. In school life, a peacekeeper is the friend who stops quarrels in the playground. Phrases: «UN peacekeepers», «blue helmets», «peacekeeping force», «peacekeeping mission».

### Examples

- UN peacekeepers wear blue helmets. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/peacekeeper/#x1)
- Irish soldiers have served as peacekeepers in Lebanon for many years. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/peacekeeper/#x2)
- The peacekeepers patrolled the border to stop the fighting. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/peacekeeper/#x3)
- My sister is the peacekeeper in our family when we argue. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/peacekeeper/#x4)
- Canada was proud of its peacekeepers. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/peacekeeper/#x5)
- A peacekeeper helps both sides talk instead of fight. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/peacekeeper/#x6)
- Peacekeepers protected the camp where refugees lived. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/peacekeeper/#x7)

### Note

Countable: a peacekeeper, peacekeepers. Related: peacekeeping (noun and adjective), peacemaker (someone who makes peace happen). Trap: peacekeepers keep a peace that has been agreed; they are not sent to win a war. One word.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «peacekeeper» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/peacekeeper/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«peacekeeper» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/peacekeeper.html) on Mova free.