avenger
noun
a person who takes revenge for an offense.
avengers
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pluralof avenger.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Now, the avengers agreed, they were the “last bastion of defense” for the masses.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 15, 2025
The Black Panther Party co-founder was feared and hated by many Americans, and party members were dismissed as racist, gun-toting militants — Black avengers who believed violence was as American as cherry pie.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 31, 2021
That ambiguous DNA connects the gunslingers of classic westerns with the urban avengers of the 1970s and then with the sometimes antiheroic superheroes of our own time.
From New York Times ● May 13, 2021
And her protagonist Cassie, played by Carey Mulligan, would be the scariest of all avengers: A real woman.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 23, 2020
Perhaps they had thrown her out to deflect the avengers.
From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston
