A vigilante bypasses the law and takes matters into his own hands.
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Vigilante
//ˌvɪd͡ʒ.əˈlæn.ti//
Synonyms for "vigilante" (4 found)
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31 translations across 15 languages.
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 治安會會員 /治安会会员 noun (person who considers it their responsibility to summarily uphold the law)
- 義務警員 /义务警员 noun (person who considers it their responsibility to summarily uphold the law)
Dutch
2 entries- eigenrechter noun (person who considers it their responsibility to summarily uphold the law)
- lid van een waakzaamheidscomité noun (person who considers it their responsibility to summarily uphold the law)
Faroese
1 entries- sjálvrættarmaður noun (person who considers it their responsibility to summarily uphold the law)
Finnish
1 entries- omankädenoikeuden käyttäjä noun (person who considers it their responsibility to summarily uphold the law)
French
1 entries- justicier noun (person who considers it their responsibility to summarily uphold the law)
German
2 entries- Bürgerwehrler noun (person who considers it their responsibility to summarily uphold the law)
- Mitglied einer Bürgerwehr noun (person who considers it their responsibility to summarily uphold the law)
Greek
3 entries- βιτζιλάντε noun (person who considers it their responsibility to summarily uphold the law)
- εθελοντής φρουρός noun (person who considers it their responsibility to summarily uphold the law)
- εκδικητής noun (person who considers it their responsibility to summarily uphold the law)
Hungarian
3 entries- önbíráskodó noun (person who considers it their responsibility to summarily uphold the law)
- önkéntes/önjelölt polgárőr noun (person who considers it their responsibility to summarily uphold the law)
- önkényes igazságosztó/rendfenntartó noun (person who considers it their responsibility to summarily uphold the law)
Japanese
1 entries- 自警団員 noun (person who considers it their responsibility to summarily uphold the law)
Polish
1 entries- but see samozwańczy obrońca noun (person who considers it their responsibility to summarily uphold the law)
Portuguese
1 entries- justiceiro noun (person who considers it their responsibility to summarily uphold the law)
Russian
4 entries- виджила́нте noun (person who considers it their responsibility to summarily uphold the law)
- дружи́нник noun (person who considers it their responsibility to summarily uphold the law)
- дружи́нница noun (person who considers it their responsibility to summarily uphold the law)
- охотноря́дец noun (person who considers it their responsibility to summarily uphold the law)
Spanish
2 entries- justiciero noun (person who considers it their responsibility to summarily uphold the law)
- vigilantista noun (person who considers it their responsibility to summarily uphold the law)
Thai
1 entries- ศาลเตี้ย noun (person who considers it their responsibility to summarily uphold the law)
Turkish
1 entries- kabadayı noun (person who considers it their responsibility to summarily uphold the law)
Sample sentences
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These streets see more and more outbreaks of vigilante violence.
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Vigilante violence against those of a different political persuasion is counterproductive.
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"I wish I was part of a worldwide volunteer vigilante nunchuck patrol. I'd be like swish-swish-smash! Oh, sorry I broke your arm, criminal," said Tom.
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