avengers
n. countablen. people who take action to punish someone for a wrong or a crime. You use this word for those who seek justice or revenge on behalf of others.
n. individuals who inflict punishment or seek retribution for a wrong done to themselves or others. Often carries a literary or dramatic tone when used outside of specific fictional contexts.
The avengers sought justice for the victims of the crime.
In the old legends, these warriors acted as avengers for those who could not defend themselves.
The protagonist spends the final act of the play transforming from a victim into one of the primary avengers, systematically dismantling the corrupt system that ruined his family.
Commonly used in the plural form; often followed by the preposition 'of' to indicate the victim or the cause.