PACIFIER
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)
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)
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)