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enforcer

noun

  1. unofficial ice hockey role
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ɪnˈfɔːsə/

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English enforce Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English enforcer From enforce + -er.

  1. One who enforces.
  2. 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[.]

  3. The member of a group, especially of a gang, charged with keeping dissident members obedient.
  4. A battering ram used by the emergency services for gaining access to locked premises.
  5. A player who physically intimidates or confronts the opposition.