vigilante

English

Wikipedia

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /vɪdʒɪˈlanti/, /vɪdʒɪˈlanteɪ/

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.

Translations

person who considers it their responsibility to summarily uphold the law

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 義務警員 (cmn), 义务警员 (cmn) (yìwù jǐngyuán), 治安會會員 (cmn), 治安会会员 (cmn) (zhì'ānhuì huìyuán)

• Dutch: lid van een waakzaamheidscomité (nl),verontruste burger (nl)

• Faroese: sjálvrættarmaður (fo)
• Finnish: omankädenoikeuden harjoittaja
• French: vigilante (fr) m
• German: Vigilant (de) m

Derived terms

• digilante

Anagrams

• genitival

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French

Adjective

vigilante

1. feminine form of vigilant

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Italian

Verb

vigilante

1. Present participle of vigilare.

Adjective

vigilante m and f (m and f plural vigilanti)

1. vigilant, watchful, alert

Synonyms

• vigile, attento

Noun

vigilante mf (plural vigilanti)

1. security guard
2. vigilante

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Latin

Participle

vigilante

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

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Spanish

Adjective

vigilante m and f (plural vigilantes)

1. watchful, alert, wakeful

Noun

vigilante m and f (plural vigilantes)

1. guard, watchman

Related terms

• vigilar