Meanings
nounenforcer (plural enforcers)
plural enforcers
- One who enforces.
- PhilippinesabbreviationellipsisEllipsis of traffic enforcer.
- 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[.]
2010, Peter Corris, Torn Apart, Allen and Unwin, page 117 - The member of a group, especially of a gang, charged with keeping dissident members obedient.
- UKA battering ram used by the emergency services for gaining access to locked premises.
- Australian rules footballball gamesA player who physically intimidates or confronts the opposition.
Synonyms: policeman
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA player who physically intimidates or confronts the opposition.
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French exécuteur, homme de main
- exécuteurone who enforces
- homme de mainmember of a group charged with keeping dissident members obedient
- dur-à-cuireice hockey: player tasked with intimidating or confronting the opposition
Hungarian verőember
- verőembermember of a group charged with keeping dissident members obedient
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APA
enforcer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/enforcer
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“enforcer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/enforcer. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “enforcer,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/enforcer.
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