pac·i·fi·er (p s  -f  r)n. A rubber or plastic nipple or teething ring for a baby to suck or chew on. |
pacifier [ˈpæsɪˌfaɪə]
n
1. a person or thing that pacifies
2. US and Canadian a baby's dummy or teething ring
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| Noun | 1. |  pacifier - someone who tries to bring peace go-between, intercessor, intermediary, intermediator, mediator - a negotiator who acts as a link between parties appeaser - someone who tries to bring peace by acceding to demands; "An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile--hoping it will eat him last"--Winston Churchill |
| 2. | pacifier - anything that serves to pacify thing - an entity that is not named specifically; "I couldn't tell what the thing was" | |
| 3. |  pacifier - device used for an infant to suck or bite ondevice - an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose; "the device is small enough to wear on your wrist"; "a device intended to conserve water" |
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