revenger

re·venge  (r-vnj)

tr.v. re·venged, re·veng·ing, re·veng·es

1. To inflict punishment in return for (injury or insult).

2. To seek or take vengeance for (oneself or another person); avenge.

n.

1. The act of taking vengeance for injuries or wrongs; retaliation.

2. Something done in vengeance; a retaliatory measure.

3. A desire for revenge; spite or vindictiveness.

4. An opportunity to retaliate, as by a return sports match after a defeat.

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[Middle English revengen, from Old French revengier : re-, re- + vengier, to take revenge (from Latin vindicre, to avenge, from vindex, vindic-, avenger; see deik- in Indo-European roots).]

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re·venger n.

Translations

revenger [rɪˈvendʒəʳ] N → vengador(a) m/f

revenger

n → Rächer(in) m(f)