Hypertext Webster Gateway: "avenger"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Avenger \A*ven"ger\, n.
1. One who avenges or vindicates; as, an avenger of blood.
2. One who takes vengeance. [Obs.] --Milton.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
avenger
n : someone who takes vengeance [syn: {retaliator}]
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