avenger
pronunciation
How to pronounce avenger in British English:
UK [ə'vendʒə(r)]
How to pronounce avenger in American English:
US [ə'vendʒə(r)]
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- Noun:
- someone who takes vengeance
Word Origin
- avenger (n.)
- 1530s, agent noun from avenge (v.). Spenser (1596) has avengeress but no mention of Mrs. Peel.
Example
- 1. In april the training operation shifted to avenger field .
- 2. Boeing announced in late december that the avenger has been used to destroy 50 different improvised explosive devices , during tests at redstone aresenal in huntsville , alabama .
- 3. The assembly must judge between him and the avenger of blood according to these regulations .
- 4. Then the congregation shall judge between the slayer and the blood avenger according to these ordinances .
- 5. Then the assembly shall judge between the slayer and the avenger of blood according to these ordinances .