Meaning

2 senses
  1. A member of a vigilance committee.

    member of a vigilance committee

  2. A person who acts outside of legal authority, often violently, to punish or avenge a crime, right a perceived wrong, etc.

    Bürgerwehrler, Mitglied einer Bürgerwehr

    дружи́нникdružínnik, дружи́нницаdružínnica, виджила́нтеvidžilántɛ

Examples

10 sentences
  1. A vigilante shot Tom.

    Тома вбив вігілант. — deniko

  2. Tom was shot to death by a vigilante.

  3. Tom was killed by a mob of vigilantes.

  4. You sound like vigilantes.

  5. I didn't call them vigilantes.

Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
person who considers it their responsibility to summarily uphold the law:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
person who considers it their responsibility to summarily uphold the law:

Origin

Borrowed from Spanish vigilante (“watchman, guard”), from Latin vigilans. Doublet of vigil

Borrowed from Spanish vigilante (“watchman, guard”), from Latin vigilans. Doublet of vigilant.

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