vigilante
See also: Vigilante
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish vigilante (“watchman, guard”), from Latin vigilans. Doublet of vigilant.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /vɪdʒɪˈlænti/, /vɪdʒɪˈlɑːnteɪ/
Noun
vigilante (plural vigilantes)
- A person who considers it their own responsibility to uphold the law in their neighborhood and often does so summarily and without legal jurisdiction.
Derived terms
Translations
person who considers it their responsibility to summarily uphold the law
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French
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin vigilans, vigilantem.
Latin
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin vigilans, vigilantem.
Adjective
vigilante m or f (plural vigilantes, comparable)
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin vigilans, vigilantem.
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from English
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /bidʒiˈlante/
Noun
vigilante
- vigilante
- a person suspected to be involved in extrajudicial killings in the drug war in the Philippines from 2016.
Related terms
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