vigilante

As nouns the difference between vigilante and police

is that vigilante is a person who considers it their own responsibility to uphold the law in their neighborhood and often does so summarily and without legal jurisdiction while police is a civil force granted the legal authority for law enforcement and maintain public order.

As a verb police is

to enforce the law and keep order among (a group).

As nouns the difference between vigilante and criminal

is that vigilante is a person who considers it their own responsibility to uphold the law in their neighborhood and often does so summarily and without legal jurisdiction while criminal is a person who is guilty of a crime, notably breaking the law.

As an adjective criminal is

being against the law; forbidden by law.

As a noun vigilante

is a person who considers it their own responsibility to uphold the law in their neighborhood and often does so summarily and without legal jurisdiction.

As an adjective wary is

cautious of danger; carefully watching and guarding against deception, artifices, and dangers; timorously or suspiciously prudent; circumspect; scrupulous; careful.

As an adverb gingerly

is gently; in a delicate or cautious manner.

As an adjective gingerly

is very careful or cautious.

As a noun vigilante is

a person who considers it their own responsibility to uphold the law in their neighborhood and often does so summarily and without legal jurisdiction.

As nouns the difference between vigilante and person

is that vigilante is a person who considers it their own responsibility to uphold the law in their neighborhood and often does so summarily and without legal jurisdiction while person is person.

Custodian is a related term of vigilante.

As nouns the difference between custodian and vigilante

is that custodian is a person entrusted with the custody or care of something or someone; a caretaker or keeper while vigilante is a person who considers it their own responsibility to uphold the law in their neighborhood and often does so summarily and without legal jurisdiction.

As nouns the difference between vendetta and vigilante

is that vendetta is a vendetta taking place in the context of mafia while vigilante is a person who considers it their own responsibility to uphold the law in their neighborhood and often does so summarily and without legal jurisdiction.

Vigilante is a related term of picket.

As nouns the difference between vigilante and picket

is that vigilante is a person who considers it their own responsibility to uphold the law in their neighborhood and often does so summarily and without legal jurisdiction while picket is a stake driven into the ground.

As a verb picket is

to protest, organized by a labour union, typically in front of the location of employment.

As nouns the difference between militant and vigilante

is that militant is (obsolete) a soldier, a combatant while vigilante is a person who considers it their own responsibility to uphold the law in their neighborhood and often does so summarily and without legal jurisdiction.

As an adjective militant

is fighting or disposed to fight; belligerent, warlike.

Protector is a related term of vigilante.

As nouns the difference between protector and vigilante

is that protector is someone who protects or guards, by assignment or on their own initiative while vigilante is a person who considers it their own responsibility to uphold the law in their neighborhood and often does so summarily and without legal jurisdiction.