as in nemesis
one who inflicts punishment in return for an injury or offense
a novel about a man who becomes the obsessed avenger of his sister's death
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Recent Examples of avenger
When both young people meet their end the Baron saves Christina by putting Hans’ brain in Christina’s body, uniting their blurred identities in a joint thirst for revenge, creating a Gothic avenger who hunts down the aristocratic ruffians who ruined their happiness.
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Rory Doherty, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2025
Kirk had been building his reputation as an imperious, right-wing avenger on college campuses, debating anyone willing to step up to the microphone to challenge him.
—Michael Luo, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2025
Mangione's image has been merged into memes with Nintendo's Luigi, portraying him as a vigilante avenger of systemic injustice.
—Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
An important, if subtle, difference between Meiko Kaji and Pam Grier as action stars is that, where Kaji is an avenger, Grier is a protector.
—Katie Rife, IndieWire, 20 Aug. 2025
The 22-year-old star is, for the first time since childhood, free from playing Mike Wheeler, who began his arc as the valiant but often obstinate tween avenger who wrangles a group of kids to battle the dark forces that reign just beneath the surface of Hawkins, Indiana.
—Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 5 Aug. 2025
Rory Doherty, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2025
Kirk had been building his reputation as an imperious, right-wing avenger on college campuses, debating anyone willing to step up to the microphone to challenge him.
—Michael Luo, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2025
Mangione's image has been merged into memes with Nintendo's Luigi, portraying him as a vigilante avenger of systemic injustice.
—Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
An important, if subtle, difference between Meiko Kaji and Pam Grier as action stars is that, where Kaji is an avenger, Grier is a protector.
—Katie Rife, IndieWire, 20 Aug. 2025
The 22-year-old star is, for the first time since childhood, free from playing Mike Wheeler, who began his arc as the valiant but often obstinate tween avenger who wrangles a group of kids to battle the dark forces that reign just beneath the surface of Hawkins, Indiana.
—Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for avenger
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Dart won his first NFL start in a massive upset over the Los Angeles Chargers, the Broncos’ AFC West nemesis, at MetLife Stadium in Week 4.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
21 Oct. 2025
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And Bette’s nemesis, Joan Crawford might have stuck an antique diamond deco bar brooch under her butch-shouldered fur coat in Mildred Pierce.—
Lynn Yaeger,
Vogue,
19 Oct. 2025
Noun
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In this Appetite…, the fringe-living Axl is best described as a cyborg-vigilante.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
17 Oct. 2025
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As the body count rises, local Inspector Jack Phatudi is drawn into a dangerous manhunt to unmask the vigilante.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
14 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Montgomery has barely been in the big leagues for two months but has already put his name alongside a couple of franchise icons (and another hard-core punisher of baseballs).—
Phil Rogers,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Avenger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/avenger. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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