requiter

noun

Definition of requiternext
as in avenger

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  1. vigilante
  2. nemesis
  3. scourge
Noun
  • In the 16 years since, the Liam Neeson vigilante B-movie with attitude became its own genre.
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 1 Nov. 2024
  • That may give bond vigilantes a bigger voice on the issue.
    Brooke Seipel, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2024
Definition of vigilante
Noun
  • Contributor | Getty Images News | Getty Images Iran has been one of Russia’s few staunch allies throughout the war against Ukraine, but Tehran now faces the strain of indirectly fighting its nemesis Israel on two fronts.
    Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2024
  • Meanwhile, Khaleda Zia, leader of the main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and Hasina’s longtime nemesis, was released from house arrest, and a ban was rescinded on Bangladesh’s main Islamist party, Jamaat-e-Islami.
    Charlie Campbell, TIME, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of nemesis
Noun
  • The owner of a day care where a 1-year-old boy died of fentanyl poisoning and three other children were sickened pleaded guilty Tuesday to federal charges, resolving a case that horrified New York City and underscored the scourge of the nation’s fentanyl epidemic.
    Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2024
  • The big picture: More than 40 years after it was discovered, HIV is still a global scourge affecting nearly 40 million people.
    Maya Goldman, Axios, 8 Oct. 2024
Definition of scourge
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