different between enforcer vs acolyte

English

Etymology

enforce +? -er

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -??(r)s?(r)

Noun

enforcer (plural enforcers)

1. One who enforces.
2. The member of a group, especially of a gang, charged with keeping dissident members obedient.
4. (ice hockey, rugby, Australian rules football) A player who physically intimidates or confronts the opposition.

   Synonym: policeman

Translations

Anagrams

• confrere, confrère, reconfer

English

Etymology

Late Middle English, from Old French acolyt and Late Latin acolythus, from Ancient Greek ????????? (akólouthos, “follower, attendant”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?æ.k?.la?t/

Noun

acolyte (plural acolytes)

1. (Christianity) One who has received the highest of the four minor orders in the Catholic Church, being ordained to carry the wine, water and lights at Mass.
2. (Christianity) An altar server.
3. An attendant, assistant or follower.

Synonyms

(assistant): sidekick

Translations

References

• Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “acolyte”, in Online Etymology Dictionary

Anagrams

• cotylae

French

Alternative forms

• acolythe (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old French acolyt, from Ecclesiastical Latin acolytus, from Ancient Greek ????????? (akólouthos, “follower, attendant”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.k?.lit/

Noun

acolyte m (plural acolytes)

1. (religion) acolyte
2. henchman, sidekick

Further reading

• “acolyte” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).