REQUITER Synonyms: 13 Similar and Opposite Words

requiter

noun

Definition of requiter

as in avenger

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Noun

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
Instead, the young, webbed avenger kept limber by performing headstands and flips and cartwheels on the grass.

— Mary Carole McCauley, Baltimore Sun, 20 June 2026

Definition of avenger

Noun

Besides, though the presence of armed vigilantes helped many in town feel safer, the fact remained that much of Michoacán was still lawless.

— Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Havelock neither retreats to the closet nor holds out hope for resolution via vigilante justice.

— Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of vigilante

Noun

For a time towards the end of the summer window, there seemed a chance Vardy might go from Wrexham’s one-time nemesis to potential promotion spearhead, only for the 39-year-old to join Burnley.

— Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Every game pitting McVay against friend/mentor/nemesis Shanahan is full of subplots.

— Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of nemesis

Noun

El-Sayed sought to distance himself from the controversy, calling antisemitism a scourge and saying Piker does not speak for the campaign, but not disavowing Piker himself.

— Sam Gringlas, NPR, 4 Sep. 2026
Such blitzes are a part of efforts championed by Governor Gavin Newsom’s office to stop a scourge of retail crime in California.

— Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of scourge

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