enforcer
noun
en·forc·er
in-ˈfȯr-sər 
en-
1
: one that enforces
2
a
: a violent criminal employed by a crime syndicate
especially
: hit man sense 1
b
: a player (as in ice hockey) known for rough play and fighting
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Members of Congress have also been making efforts to prohibit immigration enforcers from conducting operations while masked.
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Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 July 2025
As the Fever put away the Sun, 88-71, Cunningham was congratulated for stepping up as the team’s enforcer.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 13 July 2025
Things get messy, though, when his ex (Jennifer Coolidge) and soon-to-be-a-dad son (Lewis Pullman) show up having run afoul of a crime boss (a dastardly Bill Murray) and his enforcer (Pete Davidson).
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 12 July 2025
Florida has positioned itself as one of the biggest enforcers of President Donald Trump’s deportation program and leads the country in the number of local agencies entering 287(g) agreements.
—Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 24 June 2025
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Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 July 2025
As the Fever put away the Sun, 88-71, Cunningham was congratulated for stepping up as the team’s enforcer.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 13 July 2025
Things get messy, though, when his ex (Jennifer Coolidge) and soon-to-be-a-dad son (Lewis Pullman) show up having run afoul of a crime boss (a dastardly Bill Murray) and his enforcer (Pete Davidson).
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 12 July 2025
Florida has positioned itself as one of the biggest enforcers of President Donald Trump’s deportation program and leads the country in the number of local agencies entering 287(g) agreements.
—Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 24 June 2025
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“Enforcer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/enforcer. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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