vigilante
Plural: vigilantes
Noun
- member of a vigilance committee
- A member of a vigilance committee.
- A person who acts outside of legal authority, often violently, to punish or avenge a crime, right a perceived wrong, etc.
Origin / Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish vigilante (“watchman, guard”), from Latin vigilans. Doublet of vigilant.
Synonyms
vigilance man
Scrabble Score: 13
vigilante: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordvigilante: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
vigilante: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 17
vigilante: valid Words With Friends Word