vigilante
English
/vɪdʒɪˈlænti/
noun
Definitions
- A person who considers it their own responsibility to uphold the law in their neighborhood and often does so summarily and without legal jurisdiction.
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish, Castilian vigilante (watchman, guard) derived from Latin vigilans.
Origin
Latin
vigilans
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Cognates and derived terms
- antivigilante English
- cybervigilante English
- cybervigilantism English
- vigilanteism English
- vigilantelike English
- vigilantism English
- vigilantist English
- vigilans Latin
- vigilans, vigilantem Latin
- vigilantia Latin
- vigilant French
- vigilante Spanish, Castilian
- vigilantemente Spanish, Castilian
- vigilante Tagalog