enforcer
noun
- unofficial ice hockey role
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.
- One who enforces.
- 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[.]”
- The member of a group, especially of a gang, charged with keeping dissident members obedient.
- A battering ram used by the emergency services for gaining access to locked premises.
- A player who physically intimidates or confronts the opposition.