enforcer
noun/ɪnˈfɔːsə/
Etymology 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[.]2010, Peter Corris, Torn Apart, Allen and Unwin, page 117:
3
The member of a group, especially of a gang, charged with keeping dissident members obedient.
4
UK A battering ram used by the emergency services for gaining access to locked premises.
5
Ball games, Games, Hobbies, Ice hockey, Lifestyle, Rugby, Skating, Sports A player who physically intimidates or confronts the opposition.
Australian rules football
- Derived terms
- law-enforcer