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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It’s training the next generation of crime avengers and crusaders to make America and the world a safer place!
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2023
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
It was such a thrill to be one of the archangels, the avengers, the chosen few.
From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein
