REQUITER Synonyms: 13 Similar and Opposite Words

requiter

noun

Definition of requiter

as in avenger

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Noun

Tresnjak and Melinda Page Hamilton frame Claire Zachanassian as a clear-eyed avenger forcing society to confront capitalism, patriarchy and power, deepening the Playhouse’s emerging sense of company and artistic risk-taking.

— Jenelle Riley, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Speaking of that last vampire subject, this is also a great episode for Jacob Anderson in the B-plot, as Louis plays the reluctant avenger doing that loveable scoundrel Raglan James’s dirty work in two stand-out action sequences.

— Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 22 June 2026

Definition of avenger

Noun

As the group of masked vigilantes approached, several members beat Washington Post photographer Heidi Levine, who was hospitalized for her injuries.

— Sam Metz, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
Of late, vigilantes have been rearing their heads in the United States, Europe, and Japan.

— RUCHIR SHARMA, Foreign Affairs, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of vigilante

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Intrigue surrounds who will play which roles, and the identity of the nemesis.

— Max Goldbart, Deadline, 5 Oct. 2026
Protecting Patrick Mahomes The Raiders’ best player — and a classic Patrick Mahomes nemesis — almost played for the Baltimore Ravens this season.

— Scott Chasen, Kansas City Star, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of nemesis

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Black lung, that scourge of coal miners, had been identified in the mid-19th century but its cause, the inhalation of coal dust, did not come under federal oversight until 1969.

— Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
Trump is accustomed to asserting the primacy of force over law and clearly anticipates no punishment for doing so in front of a body dedicated to saving humanity from the scourge of war.

— Anjali Dayal, Washington Post, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of scourge

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