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/pˈæsəfˌaɪər/ Listen

noun

Pacifier n.

One who or that which pacifies.

A small device, usually of rubber or plastic containing a protruding nipple-shaped portion which a baby may place in its mouth and suck on; it is used to keep babies contented.

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Etymology of 'Pacifier'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Pacifier" Quotes from Famous Books

... Alexander I—the pacifier of Europe, the man who from his early years had striven only for his people's welfare, the originator of the liberal innovations in his fatherland—now that he seemed to possess the utmost power and therefore to have the possibility of bringing about the welfare of his peoples—at the time ...

— War and Peace • Leo Tolstoy

... platoons of the 25th Field Artillery." [248] Pershing inflicted such a crushing defeat on the Macui Moros, destroying many of their strongholds, one Sultan and a large number of his warriors, that he was hailed with delight as the pacifier of Mindanao. The expedition returned with a total loss of only two Americans wounded, and after Pershing's heroic exploit, not only was it in the mouth of every one, "there is peace in Mindanao," but in the Report of the Secretary of ...

— The Philippine Islands • John Foreman

... Rhine to be stationary and unable to cross that river. But the very tardy advent of Clarke on the scene strengthens the supposition that Bonaparte was at the time by no means loth to figure as the pacifier of the Continent. Had he known the whole truth, namely, that the French were gaining a battle on the east bank of the Rhine while the terms of peace were being signed at Leoben, he would most certainly have broken off the negotiations and have dictated harsher terms at ...

— The Life of Napoleon I (Volumes, 1 and 2) • John Holland Rose

... as usual, was the pacifier. He strode across the room, and the sharp sound of his heels on the creaking floor broke the tension. He said softly to Pierre: "You've raised hell enough. Now let's go up and get Jack down here to ...

— Riders of the Silences • John Frederick

... said Cleary, shaking hands. "That was a great fight. You knocked him out clean. Here's my friend, Colonel Jinks, the hero of San Diego and the pacifier of the Moritos." ...

— Captain Jinks, Hero • Ernest Crosby