vigilante
/ˌvɪdʒɪˈlanti
/noun
A member of a self-appointed group of citizens who undertake law enforcement in their community without legal authority, typically because the legal agencies are thought to be inadequate.A community of spam vigilantes constantly is improving free programs such as SpamAssassin....
- Health authorities or even vigilantes ought to have shut it down years ago.
- The thugs, vigilantes and enforcers have to end their activities - and be seen to do so.
Origin
Mid 19th century: from Spanish, literally 'vigilant'.
Rhymes
- rollover bar
- rollover contract
- rollover contribution
- rollover credit
- rollover provision
- rollover relief
- rolloway
- roll plane
- roll-produced
- roll rate
- Rolls Buildings
- roll scale
- Rolls Chapel
- Rolls, Charles Stewart
- Rolls Court
- Rolls edition
- Rolls House
- roll shutter
- roll something back
- roll something out
- roll something over
- roll something up
- Rolls-Royce
- Rolls-Royceless
- Rolls-Roycey