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Definitions

enforcer

[en-fawr-ser, -fohr-] / ɛnˈfɔr sər, -ˈfoʊr- /

NOUN

assassin

Synonyms

STRONG

butcher dropper eliminator executioner gun killer liquidator plugger slayer torpedo

WEAK

gun person hatchet person hit person piece person trigger person

Antonyms

WEAK

victim

NOUN

disciplinarian

Synonyms

STRONG

authoritarian bully despot master sergeant stickler sundowner teacher trainer tyrant

WEAK

drill sergeant formalist strict teacher

NOUN

executor

Synonyms

STRONG

administrator agent executrix

NOUN

manslayer

Synonyms

STRONG

assassin butcher cut-throat executioner killer murderess slaughterer slayer triggerman

WEAK

hit person manslaughterer massacrer trigger person

NOUN

martinet

Synonyms

STRONG

authoritarian bully despot stickler taskmaster tyrant

WEAK

drill sergeant drillmaster hard master

NOUN

massacrer

Synonyms

WEAK

assassin butcher criminal cutthroat executioner hit person hit-and-run homicide killer manslaughterer manslayer murderess perpetrator slaughterer slayer trigger person triggerman

NOUN

murderer

Synonyms

STRONGEST

assassin executioner

STRONG

butcher cut-throat killer slaughterer slayer

WEAK

hit person manslaughterer trigger person

NOUN

murderess

Synonyms

STRONG

assassin butcher cut-throat executioner killer manslayer slaughterer slayer triggerman

WEAK

hit person manslaughterer massacrer trigger person

NOUN

slaughterer

Synonyms

STRONG

assassin butcher criminal cutthroat executioner homicide killer manslayer murderess perpetrator slayer triggerman

WEAK

hit person hit-and-run manslaughterer massacrer trigger person

NOUN

slayer

Synonyms

STRONG

assassin butcher criminal cutthroat executioner homicide killer manslayer murderess perpetrator slaughterer triggerman

WEAK

hit person hit-and-run manslaughterer massacrer trigger person

NOUN

stickler

Synonyms

STRONG

disciplinarian fanatic nitpicker taskmaster

NOUN

triggerman

Synonyms

STRONG

assassin butcher cut-throat executioner hatchet man hatchet woman hit man hit woman killer manslayer murderer murderess slaughterer slayer

WEAK

hit person manslaughterer massacrer trigger person

Example Sentences

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If Bovino was as smart as he thinks he is, he would’ve followed the longtime strategy of another longtime immigration enforcer.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

A former military officer in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Ali Larijani leads Iran’s most powerful security body, the Supreme National Security Council, and is Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei’s chief diplomatic fixer and enforcer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026

Today, the commission is made up only of Xi, who is its chairman, and a general known less as a traditional warrior than as a political enforcer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

Vietnam's ruling Communist Party "unanimously" re-elected To Lam as general secretary on Friday, confirming the former security enforcer as the country's top leader for the next five years and backing his vision for growth-oriented change.

From Barron's • Jan. 23, 2026

In the beginning, the chief was all-powerful and ruled the village with his enforcer soldiers.

From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung

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