Avenger and Vigilante

Avenger

Avenger noun - One who inflicts punishment in return for an injury or offense.
Usage example: a novel about a man who becomes the obsessed avenger of his sister's death
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Synonyms for Avenger

Vigilante and avenger are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Vigilante" instead a noun "Avenger".

Nearby Words: avenge, avenging, avenged

Vigilante

Vigilante noun - One who inflicts punishment in return for an injury or offense.
Usage example: the danger of these self-appointed vigilantes is that they sometimes go after innocent people
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Synonyms for Vigilante

Avenger and vigilante are semantically related. You can use "Avenger" instead a noun "Vigilante".

Nearby Words: vigilant, vigilantly, vigilance

Both words in one sentence

  • Anime / Madlax Also Limelda, playing up her role as Vanessa's Foil, though "Face" in her case means more of a murderous avenger/vigilante.
  • Series / The Tomorrow People (2013) Legacy Character: The Red Avenger mantle belongs to a female HS who acts as vigilante and gained it from another one.
  • Badass Adorable / Western Animation He's at his most badass when he dons a mask and takes a vigilante persona called "The Crimson Avenger".
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