avenger C2 Topic:Crime & Justice US /əˈvɛndʒɚ/ UK /əˈvendʒə/ See IPA manual Freq #18632 Meanings 1 noun a person who punishes someone in return for a wrong or injury The victim's brother imagined himself as an avenger pursuing the murderer. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a person who punishes... revengerretaliatorvindicator ↔ Opposites forgiverpeacemaker Word family Derived forms avengeress Related forms avengevengeancerevenge Etymology From Middle English avengere, formed from avenge and the agent suffix -er. Avenge came through Old French avengier from Late Latin vindicare ("to claim, vindicate, or punish"). Topics Crime & Justice External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # avenger **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /əˈvɛndʒɚ/ **IPA (UK):** /əˈvendʒə/ **Frequency rank:** 18632 ## Meanings 1. a person who punishes someone in return for a wrong or injury ## Examples - The victim's brother imagined himself as an avenger pursuing the murderer. ## Synonyms - revenger - retaliator - vindicator ## Antonyms - forgiver - peacemaker ## Derived Forms - avengeress ## Related Forms - avenge - vengeance - revenge ## Etymology From Middle English avengere, formed from avenge and the agent suffix -er. Avenge came through Old French avengier from Late Latin vindicare ("to claim, vindicate, or punish"). ## Topics - Crime & Justice markdown