vig·i·lan·te
noun \ˌvi-jə-ˈlan-tē\Definition of VIGILANTE
:
a member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish
crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate);
broadly : a self-appointed doer of justice
— vig·i·lan·tism noun
Examples of VIGILANTE
- <the danger of these self-appointed vigilantes is that they sometimes go after innocent people>
Origin of VIGILANTE
Spanish, watchman, guard, from vigilante vigilant, from Latin vigilant-, vigilans
First Known Use: 1856
his·to·ri·an
noun \hi-ˈstȯr-ē-ən, -ˈstär-\
1
: a student or writer of history; especially : one who produces a scholarly synthesis
2
: a writer or compiler of a chronicle
So there you go. This is my chronicle.
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