ENFORCER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does enforcer mean? 

• ENFORCER (noun)
  The noun ENFORCER has 1 sense:

1. one whose job it is to execute unpleasant tasks for a superior

  Familiarity information: ENFORCER used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ENFORCER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

One whose job it is to execute unpleasant tasks for a superior

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

enforcer; hatchet man

Hypernyms ("enforcer" is a kind of...):

assistant; help; helper; supporter (a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose)

Derivation:

enforce (ensure observance of laws and rules)