peacemaker
Bridges warring sides
A peacemaker is someone who works to end conflict or establish harmony between opposing parties.
The term applies across scales—from a child who reconciles quarreling siblings to diplomats negotiating treaties between nations.
She acted as peacemaker between the feuding neighbors.
The word carries positive connotations of patience and goodwill, though it can also describe someone who intervenes where they weren't invited.
Peacemaker occasionally names weapons, with deliberate irony—most famously the Colt Single Action Army revolver.
One who resolves disputes
- negotiatorOne who bargains professionally
- intermediaryAgent linking two parties
- facilitatorNeutral process guide
- go-betweenAgent connecting separate parties
conciliator · liaison · moderator · broker · intercessor · reconciler · diplomat · envoy
Releasing resentment toward offenders
- healingRestoration of health
- resolutionFormal decision or determination
- olive-branchSymbol of reconciliation
- amityPeaceful mutual regard
detente · rapprochement · restoration · settlement · accord · compromise · understanding · pardon
Discussion seeking mutual accord
- treatyBinding pact between nations
- summitPeak or diplomatic gathering
- ambassadorOfficial foreign representative
- dialogueSpoken exchange between parties
pact · statesmanship · protocol · delegation · multilateral · bilateral · ceasefire · armistice
Pistol with rotating chamber
- single-actionRequires manual cocking
- six-shooterRevolver holding six rounds
- frontierEdge of settlement
- holsterSidearm carrying case
sidearm · cowboy · gunfighter · sheriff · outlaw · Tombstone · cartridge · pistol
Receiving divine favor
- BeatitudesEight blessings from the Mount
- MatthewFirst gospel writer
- meekHumbly unassertive
- mercifulDisposed toward forgiveness
righteousness · gospel · scripture · ministry · reconciler · forgiveness · grace · salvation
arbitrator
One who resolves disputes
- negotiatorOne who bargains professionally
- intermediaryAgent linking two parties
- facilitatorNeutral process guide
go-between · conciliator · liaison · moderator · broker · intercessor · reconciler · diplomat · envoy · third-party
forgiveness
Releasing resentment toward offenders
- healingRestoration of health
- resolutionFormal decision or determination
- olive-branchSymbol of reconciliation
amity · detente · rapprochement · restoration · settlement · accord · compromise · understanding · pardon · coexistence
negotiation
Discussion seeking mutual accord
- treatyBinding pact between nations
- summitPeak or diplomatic gathering
- ambassadorOfficial foreign representative
dialogue · pact · statesmanship · protocol · delegation · multilateral · bilateral · ceasefire · armistice · accord
revolver
Pistol with rotating chamber
- single-actionRequires manual cocking
- six-shooterRevolver holding six rounds
- frontierEdge of settlement
holster · sidearm · cowboy · gunfighter · sheriff · outlaw · Tombstone · cartridge · pistol · cavalry
blessed
Receiving divine favor
- BeatitudesEight blessings from the Mount
- MatthewFirst gospel writer
- meekHumbly unassertive
merciful · righteousness · gospel · scripture · ministry · reconciler · forgiveness · grace · salvation · Quaker
serenity
Undisturbed mental quietude
harmony · repose · placidity · gentleness · zen · soothing · contentment · ease · balance · composure
- helpersnurse, helper, volunteer, aide, assistant
- peacemakerspeacebuilders, peacenik, diplomats, peacekeepers, humanitarians
- conflict avoidersmediator, avoider, harmonizer, smoothers, compromiser
- peacepeacefully, dove, dove release, olive branch, white flag
- informal rolesleader, follower, troublemaker, mediator, mentor
- mediatorsmediator, mediators, arbitrator, arbitrators, negotiator
peacemakertroublemaker
One who creates discord
instigator · agitator · provocateur · inciter · rabble-rouser