as in vigilantes
one who inflicts punishment in return for an injury or offense
a father who regrets the fact that he always ends up being the household's disciplinarian and resident punisher
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Noun
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So there's going to be people, vigilantes, superheroes that are involved in that.—
Mekishana Pierre,
Entertainment Weekly,
18 Sep. 2025 -
Armed with clubs and pistols, vigilantes went door to door, herding more than three hundred men, women, and children through the streets and out of town.—
Beth Lew-Williams,
New Yorker,
13 Sep. 2025
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With a brief mini-break in the rearview mirror, the Charlotte Hornets got back to action Thursday night, taking on one of their nemeses in the Southeast Division.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
19 Dec. 2025
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There’s talk of death and murder (comically), and many nemeses are intent on destroying each other.—
Lynnette Nicholas,
Parents,
8 Dec. 2025
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“Punishers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/punishers. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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