vigilante

Etymology

From Spanish vigilante (“watchman", "guard”), from Latin vigilans

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /vɪdʒɪˈlænti/, /vɪdʒɪˈlɑːnteɪ/

Noun

vigilante (plural vigilantes)

1. A person who considers it their own responsibility to uphold the law in their neighborhood and often does so summarily and without legal jurisdiction.

Anagrams

• genitival

Adjective

vigilante

1. feminine singular of vigilant

Verb

vigilante

1. present participle of vigilare

Adjective

vigilante (masculine and feminine plural vigilanti)

1. vigilant, watchful, alert

Noun

vigilante m, f (plural vigilanti)

1. security guard
2. vigilante

Participle

vigilante

1. ablative masculine singular of vigilāns
2. ablative feminine singular of vigilāns
3. ablative neuter singular of vigilāns

Adjective

vigilante m, f (plural vigilantes, comparable)

1. vigilant; watchful; observant (alert and paying close attention)

Noun

vigilante m, f (plural vigilantes)

1. a person whose job is to watch over something

Adjective

vigilante (plural vigilantes)

1. watchful, alert, wakeful

Noun

vigilante m, f (plural vigilantes)

1. guard, watchman

Etymology

Borrowed from English

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bidʒiˈlante/

Noun

vigilante

1. vigilante
2. a person suspected to be involved in extrajudicial killings in the drug war in the Philippines from 2016.