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PACIFIER

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Dictionary entry overview: What does pacifier mean?

• PACIFIER (noun)
The noun PACIFIER has 2 senses:

1. someone who tries to bring peace
2. device used for an infant to suck or bite on

Familiarity information: PACIFIER used as a noun is rare.

Dictionary entry details

• PACIFIER (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Someone who tries to bring peace

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

conciliator; make-peace; pacifier; peacemaker; reconciler

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

go-between; intercessor; intermediary; intermediator; mediator (a negotiator who acts as a link between parties)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "pacifier"):

appeaser (someone who tries to bring peace by acceding to demands)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

Device used for an infant to suck or bite on

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

baby's dummy; teething ring; pacifier; comforter

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

device (an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose)

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