vigilante
/ˌvɪdʒɪˈlanti/
US pronunciation
American sound/ˌvɪdʒɪˈlanti/
ˌvɪdʒɪˈlanti
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Stress
- 3rd syllable stress
- Vowel
- Short i vowel
- Ending
- Final e often stays silent
ˌvɪdʒɪ - ˈlanti -> vigilante
Myanmar meaning
(sometimes derog) (မိမိရပ်ကွက်၊ ပတ်ဝန်းကျင်အတွက်) စေတနာ့ ဝန်ထမ်းကင်း။
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- ‘It becomes clear these men are self-styled vigilantes who are attempting to intimidate the looters and take back the goods they have stolen.’
- ‘In other districts, vigilantes set up roadblocks and patrolled neighbourhoods to deter thieves and looters.’
- ‘The thugs, vigilantes and enforcers have to end their activities - and be seen to do so.’
- ‘Still, it was only a matter of time until someone defied the vigilantes and challenged their powers of enforcement.’
- ‘The men claimed to be members of a vigilante organisation but contradicted each other as to which one.’
- ‘A human life has been extinguished by private guards acting as vigilantes in the defense of a multimillion-dollar company.’
- ‘The vigilante is either a lone-wolf cop or an aggrieved private citizen.’
- ‘Health authorities or even vigilantes ought to have shut it down years ago.’
- ‘You want to take sides with the vigilantes and call them heroes.’
- ‘Then they would not be terrorists, but vigilantes.’
- ‘These vigilantes are an assault on the values of Australia.’
- ‘Set in a world that saw actual costumed vigilantes appear in real life as opposed to the funny books we are treated to a view of the superhero as outcast.’
- ‘Although the details of her release are being kept a secret, her family's addresses are well-known to the media and any potential vigilantes.’
- ‘Asked if there was a danger that standing up and being counted could lead to vigilantism, he said that he would not advocate the use of vigilantes.’
- ‘A community of spam vigilantes constantly is improving free programs such as SpamAssassin.’
- ‘The communities around these people are not irrational vigilantes but more likely incoherent with grief.’
- ‘He could have asked for something specific such as proper prosecution of the guilty and a roundup of vigilantes.’
- ‘Just a few months ago the run-up to such an occasion would have had the wires of Wall Street's vigilantes humming.’
- ‘I will also be talking with two outspoken critics of the Minuteman Project who say the minutemen are simply vigilantes.’
- ‘Many were arrested by police and others were injured by unidentified vigilantes.’
Synonyms
angel, attendant, baby-sitter, band, bird dog, cerberus, champion, chaperon, chaperone, conservator, cop, crowd, curator, custodian, defender, escort, gang, guard, keeper, multitude, neighborhood watch, nurse, overseer, paladin, patrol, preserver, protector, safeguard, search party, sentinel, shepherd, sitter, sponsor, superintendent, supervisor, throng, trustee, vigilantes, warden, watch committee, watchdog
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