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avenger

[uh-ven-jer] / əˈvɛn dʒər /
NOUN
someone taking vengeance
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In the aftermath of the crime, newly minted fans of Mangione quickly fitted the man with revolutionary trappings, enshrining him as an avenger of working-class power.

From Slate • May 1, 2026

Later, its soft intoning of “The world’s avenger is no more” embodied the mourning and loss of hope after the death of Hercules.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

A pair of abuelas named Dina and Mita go into avenger mode when a young guy grabs the last bag of Dinamita chips.

From New York Times • Feb. 11, 2024

Constructed out of Japan’s postwar atomic-bomb trauma, the King of the Monsters has proven a remarkably malleable character, playing environmental protector or atomic avenger with equal aplomb.

From Scientific American • Nov. 3, 2023

Try as he would, Cluny could not evade the grim avenger with the sword.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques



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