vindicator
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of vindicator
First recorded in 1560–70; vindicat(e) ( def. ) + -or 1 ( def. )
Example Sentences
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It confers on the plaintiff the status of a vindicator of rights, and it puts on notice those who are, or might contemplate, acting on incorrect interpretations of the law.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 11, 2021
John Adams described just such a foreign policy when he wrote that America is “the well-wisher to the freedom and independence of all” but “the champion and vindicator only of her own.”
From New York Times ● Jun. 9, 2018
She is the champion and vindicator only of her own.’”
From Time ● May 21, 2015
The movie star, the vindicator of the victims, is Donziger, “a cross between George Clooney and an Easter Island statue” in Goldhaber’s happy phrasing.
From Forbes ● Sep. 8, 2014
It will also be the dictator of its own history and the vindicator of its own legs.
From The Orpheus C. Kerr Papers. Series 3 by Newell, Robert H.
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