as in nemesis
one who inflicts punishment in return for an injury or offense
the danger of these self-appointed vigilantes is that they sometimes go after innocent people
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Those outside the Lloyd Kaufman fan club may still be curious to see Peter Dinklage in the title role of a meek slob janitor who starts really cleaning up the city after an accident with radioactive waste transforms him into a deformed vigilante.
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A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 20 May 2025
The mini-series will follow the vigilante, giving fans a chance to truly learn what makes this hockey stick-wielding crime fighter tick.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 2025
The show returns Michael C. Hall as the vigilante serial killer character.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 16 Apr. 2025
The bond vigilantes of 2025 may be a rougher crowd than their predecessors in the 1990s.
—George Calhoun, Forbes.com, 25 May 2025
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A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 20 May 2025
The mini-series will follow the vigilante, giving fans a chance to truly learn what makes this hockey stick-wielding crime fighter tick.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 2025
The show returns Michael C. Hall as the vigilante serial killer character.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 16 Apr. 2025
The bond vigilantes of 2025 may be a rougher crowd than their predecessors in the 1990s.
—George Calhoun, Forbes.com, 25 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vigilante
nemesis
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Carrie Coon's biggest beef on season 1 of The Gilded Age wasn't with Christine Baranski, her character's nemesis, but with her own wardrobe.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
3 June 2025
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After hubris comes nemesis, and after the frenzied excesses of the woke revolution came Donald Trump.—
Rich Lowry,
National Review,
28 May 2025
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“Vigilante.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vigilante. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.
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